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EXPORT CONTROL ACT 2020 - SECT 364F

Adverse publicity orders

  (1)   A relevant court may, on application by the Secretary, or on its own initiative, make an adverse publicity order in relation to a person who:

  (a)   has been ordered to pay a penalty for a contravention of a provision of this Act; or

  (b)   has been found guilty of an offence against a provision of this Act, whether or not the court convicts the person of the offence.

  (2)   A relevant court may, on application by the Director of Public Prosecutions, make an adverse publicity order in relation to a person who has been found guilty of an offence against a provision of this Act, whether or not the court convicts the person of the offence.

  (3)   For the purposes of this section, an adverse publicity order in relation to a person is an order that requires the person:

  (a)   to take either or both of the following actions within the period specified in the order:

  (i)   to disclose, in the way and to the persons specified in the order, details of the relevant contravention or offence, its consequences, the penalty imposed and any other related matter;

  (ii)   to publish, at the person's expense and in the way specified in the order, details of the relevant contravention or offence, its consequences, the penalty imposed and any other related matter; and

  (b)   to give the Secretary, within 14 days after the end of the period specified in the order, evidence that the action or actions were taken by the person in accordance with the order.

  (4)   This section does not limit a court's powers under any other provision of this Act.



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