Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
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proceedings means —
(a) a
compensation application or an application made under Part 6; or
(b)
proceedings on a hearing of such an application; or
(c) a
decision, award or order made by an assessor on such an application, or the
reasons for it;
specified means specified in an order made under
this section.
(2) If satisfied that
it is in the interests of justice to do so, an assessor may make an order in
respect of specified proceedings that prohibits the publication of the
proceedings, or of a report or summary of them, or of a specified part or
particular of them.
(3) Without limiting
subsection (2), an assessor may make an order that prohibits the publication
of any particular of specified proceedings that is likely to lead members of
the public to identify a specified person who is —
(a) a
victim; or
(b) a
close relative of a deceased victim; or
(c) a
person who committed an offence to which any proceedings relate, whether or
not he or she has been convicted of it.
(4) In making an order
under this section an assessor must have regard to the desirability of the
public being informed of the nature of applications made under this Act and
the principles applied in deciding them.
(5) A person who
contravenes an order made under this section commits an offence.
Penalty:
(a) for
a natural person: $5 000;
(b) for
a body corporate: $25 000.