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Child Support Act 1991

Departure from formula assessment of child support initiated by liable parent or receiving carer

96P: Restriction on publication of reports of proceedings

You could also call this:

“Reports about child support cases can't be shared without permission”

You are not allowed to publish reports about proceedings under this part of the law without permission from the Commissioner or the Family Court. The Commissioner or the Family Court can give permission with or without conditions.

If you publish a report without permission, you are breaking the law. If you are a person, you could go to prison for up to 3 months or be fined up to $2,000. If you are a company, you could be fined up to $10,000.

There are some exceptions to this rule. You can publish reports in professional or technical publications that are meant for lawyers, government workers, relationship counsellors, mediators, or social workers.

Even though there are rules about keeping tax information private, you can still publish reports about these proceedings if you have permission from the Commissioner or the Family Court, or if it falls under the exception mentioned above.

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Part 6A Departure from formula assessment of child support initiated by liable parent or receiving carer

96PRestriction 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 Part.

  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 Part—

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

              Notes
              • Section 96P: substituted, on , by section 5 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 75).
              • Section 96P(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
              • Section 96P(2): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
              • Section 96P(3): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
              • Section 96P(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 96P(5)(a): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).