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Criminal Procedure Act 2011

General provisions - Public access and restrictions on reporting - Terms used in this subpart

195: Context in which publication prohibited

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"When you can't share information about a court case with others"

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When you are talking about a court case, publication refers to sharing information about the case. This can be in a report or an account of what happened in the case. The word publish means to share this information with others.

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Part 5General provisions
Public access and restrictions on reporting: Terms used in this subpart

195Context in which publication prohibited

  1. For the purposes of this subpart, publication means publication in the context of any report or account relating to the proceeding in respect of which the section applies or the order was made (as the case may be), and publish has a corresponding meaning.