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CRIMES (FORENSIC PROCEDURES) ACT 2000 - SECT 48

Restrictions on publication

A person must not intentionally or recklessly, in any report of a proceeding under this part, publish—

        (a)     the name of the suspect on whom a forensic procedure is carried out or proposed to be carried out in relation to an offence; or

        (b)     any information likely to enable the identification of the suspect;

unless the suspect has been charged with the relevant offence or the magistrate, by order, has authorised publication.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or both.



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