South Australian Consolidated Acts

YOUNG OFFENDERS ACT 1993 - SECT 63C

63C—Restrictions on reports of proceedings

        (1)         A person must not publish, by radio, television, newspaper or in any other way, a report of proceedings in which a child or youth is alleged to have committed an offence, if—

            (a)         the court before which the proceedings are heard prohibits publication of any report of the proceedings; or

            (b)         the report—

                  (i)         identifies the child or youth or contains information tending to identify the child or youth; or

                  (ii)         reveals the name, address or school, or includes any particulars, picture or film that may lead to the identification, of any child or youth who is concerned in those proceedings, either as a party or a witness.

        (2)         The court before which the proceedings are heard may, on such conditions as it thinks fit, permit the publication of particulars, pictures or films that would otherwise be suppressed from publication under subsection (1)(b).

        (3)         A person who contravenes this section, or a condition imposed under subsection (2), is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $10 000.