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Family Proceedings Act 1980

Procedure

169: Publication of reports of proceedings

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"Rules for sharing information about family court cases"

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When you are in a court case under the Family Proceedings Act 1980, you need to know how reports of the case can be published. The rules for publishing reports are found in sections 11B to 11D of the Family Court Act 1980. These rules apply to most cases, but not to criminal cases under section 130. If your case is in the Family Court, these rules apply directly. If your case is in a different court, the rules still apply, but you replace "Family Court" with the name of the court you are in. This means the rules for publishing reports are the same, no matter which court you are in.

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Part 9Procedure

169Publication of reports of proceedings

  1. Sections 11B to 11D of the Family Court Act 1980 apply to the publication of a report of any proceedings under this Act (other than criminal proceedings under section 130)—

  2. in the Family Court:
    1. in any other court, in which case references in those sections to the Family Court or court must be read as references to that other court.

      Notes
      • Section 169: replaced, on , by section 25 of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 79).
      • Section 169: amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
      • Section 169(a): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).