New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 162

162 Publication of names

(1) A person must not, except with the consent of the Tribunal, publish or broadcast the name of any person:

(a) to whom a matter before the Tribunal relates, or

(b) who appears as a witness before the Tribunal in any proceedings, or

(c) who is mentioned or otherwise involved in any proceedings under this Act or the Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 ,

whether before or after the hearing is completed.

Maximum penalty:

(a) in the case of an individual-50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months, or both, or

(b) in the case of a corporation-100 penalty units.

(2) This section does not prohibit the publication or broadcasting of an official report of the proceedings of the Tribunal that includes the name of any person the publication or broadcasting of which would otherwise be prohibited by this section.

(3) For the purposes of this section, a reference to the name of a person includes a reference to any information, picture or material that identifies the person or is likely to lead to the identification of the person.