Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where —
(a) a
charge against a child is dismissed by the Court;
(ab) a
responsible parenting order or an interim responsible parenting order is made
in respect of a child under the Parental Support and Responsibility
Act 2008 ; or
(b) a
child is convicted or found guilty of an offence by the Court,
a person other than
the child shall not, in a manner which identifies or is likely to lead to the
identification of the child, disclose the fact of the dismissal, the
conviction or finding of guilt or any relevant order except to a court of law,
to a person acting in the performance of duties under any written law, to a
person who as part of the person’s duties is concerned with the custody
or welfare of the child, or in accordance with section 36AA(1) or an
order made under section 36A or in accordance with the Prohibited
Behaviour Orders Act 2010 section 34.
(2) A person who
contravenes this section commits an offence punishable —
(a) by
the Supreme Court as for a contempt; or
(b)
after summary conviction by a fine of $10 000 or imprisonment for
12 months.
(3) Proceedings for a
contravention of this section may be taken by the Attorney General or a person
on his behalf.
[Section 36 amended by No. 15 of 1991
s. 16 and 17(3); No. 57 of 1997 s. 31; No. 34 of 2004
s. 251; No. 84 of 2004 s. 80; No. 14 of 2008 s. 43(4);
No. 59 of 2010 s. 45; No. 26 of 2011 s. 5.]