New Zealand Legislation: Acts

13 Prohibition against publication of applicant's or appellant's name

• (1) If an application is made under section 9 or section 10, or an appeal is lodged under section 12, the following particulars must not be published in any report or account unless subsection (2) applies:

  • (a) the name of the applicant or appellant:

  • (b) any particulars leading to the identification of the applicant or appellant.

  (2) The particulars referred to in subsection (1) may be published in a report or account if the court orders that they may be published.

  (3) In deciding whether to permit the particulars referred to in subsection (1) to be published in a report or account, the court must have regard to—

  • (a) the interests of any individual (including, without limitation, the applicant or appellant); and

  • (b) the public interest.

  (4) Every person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1) and is liable on summary conviction,—

  • (a) in the case of an individual, to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000, or both; or

  • (b) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $5,000.