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Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995

Obtaining bodily samples from suspects - Obtaining bodily sample by court order from persons under 18

19: Prohibition against publication of name of respondent under 18

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"Don't publish names of young people in court cases"

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If you are writing about a court case where a person under 18 has to give a bodily sample, you cannot publish their name. You also cannot publish the names of their parents or caregivers, or any other details that might reveal who they are. This rule does not change any other laws about what you can and cannot publish about court cases, which you can find in other enactments relating to the prohibition or regulation of the publication of reports or particulars relating to any judicial proceedings, such as those linked from section 18.

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Obtaining bodily sample by court order from persons under 18

19Prohibition against publication of name of respondent under 18

  1. Where an application is made under section 18, no person shall publish, in any report or account relating to any proceedings on the application,—

  2. the name of the respondent or the parents or any person having the care of the respondent; or
    1. any other name or particulars likely to lead to the identification of the respondent.

      1. Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed to limit or restrict the provisions of any other enactment relating to the prohibition or regulation of the publication of reports or particulars relating to any judicial proceedings.

      Notes
      • Section 19 heading: amended, on , by section 43(1) of the Oranga Tamariki Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 30).