South Australian Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN'S PROTECTION ACT 1993 - SECT 59A

59A—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 is alleged to be at risk or in need of care or protection, 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 contains information tending to identify the child; or

                  (ii)         reveals the name, address or school, or includes any particulars, picture or film that may lead to the identification, of any child who is concerned in the 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.