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Child Support Act 1991

Exemptions - Determinations in relation to exemptions for hospital patients, persons suffering from long-term periods of illness, prisoners, and persons under 16 years

89X: Restriction on publication of reports of proceedings

You could also call this:

"Keeping legal stuff private: You need permission to talk about some court cases"

You can't tell people about what happens in some legal proceedings without permission. The Commissioner or the Family Court must say it's okay before anyone can share information about these proceedings.

The Commissioner or the Family Court can give permission with or without rules attached. If you share information without permission, you're breaking the law. If you're a person, you could go to jail for up to 3 months or pay up to $2,000. If you're a company, you might have to pay up to $10,000.

There are some exceptions to this rule. You can share information in professional or technical publications if they're only for certain people like lawyers, government workers, relationship counsellors, mediators, or social workers.

Even though there's a rule about keeping tax information private, you can still share information about these proceedings if the Commissioner or Family Court says it's okay, or if it's for the professional people mentioned earlier.

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Part 5AExemptions
Determinations in relation to exemptions for hospital patients, persons suffering from long-term periods of illness, prisoners, and persons under 16 years

89XRestriction on publication of reports of proceedings

  1. No person may, without the leave of the Commissioner or the Family Court, publish a report of any proceedings under this subpart.

  2. The Commissioner or the Family Court may grant leave under subsection (1) with or without conditions.

  3. Every person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence against this Act and is liable on conviction,—

  4. in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or to a fine not exceeding $2,000:
    1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

      1. Nothing in this section applies to the publication of any report in any publication that—

      2. is of a bona fide professional or technical nature; and
        1. is intended for circulation among members of the legal profession, employees of the Crown, relationship counsellors, mediators, or social workers.

          1. Nothing in section 18(1) of the Tax Administration Act 1994 prevents the publication of a report of any proceedings under this subpart—

          2. with the leave of the Commissioner or the Family Court; or
            1. in accordance with subsection (4).

              Notes
              • Section 89X: substituted, on , by section 4 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 75).
              • Section 89X(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
              • Section 89X(2): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
              • Section 89X(3): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
              • Section 89X(5): amended, on , by section 326 of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2018–19, Modernising Tax Administration, and Remedial Matters) Act 2019 (2019 No 5).
              • Section 89X(5)(a): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).