§ 425A — Prohibition against publication, etc., that identifies complainant or alleged victim of sexual offence or child abuse offence

425A.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), where any person knows that an individual is a complainant, or an alleged victim, of a sexual offence or child abuse offence, that person must not do any of the following things:(a)

publish the name, address or photograph of the individual;

(b)

publish any evidence, or any other thing, that is likely to lead to the identification of the individual as a complainant, or an alleged victim, of a sexual offence or child abuse offence;

(c)

do any other act that is likely to lead to the identification of the individual as a complainant, or an alleged victim, of a sexual offence or child abuse offence.[19/2018]

(2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply to an individual who is a complainant of a sexual offence or child abuse offence, if —(a)

the individual is convicted of any offence under section 182, 193, 194, 195, 196, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 204A, 204B, 211, 213 or 214 of the Penal Code 1871; and

(b)

the conviction involves a finding by the court that the individual’s complaint of the sexual offence or child abuse offence was false in any material point.[19/2018; 15/2019]

(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.[19/2018]

(4) To avoid doubt, this section does not affect any other written law that may prohibit a person from doing any thing mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c).[19/2018]

—(1) Subject to subsection (2), where any person knows that an individual is a complainant, or an alleged victim, of a sexual offence or child abuse offence, that person must not do any of the following things:(a)

publish the name, address or photograph of the individual;

(b)

publish any evidence, or any other thing, that is likely to lead to the identification of the individual as a complainant, or an alleged victim, of a sexual offence or child abuse offence;

(c)

do any other act that is likely to lead to the identification of the individual as a complainant, or an alleged victim, of a sexual offence or child abuse offence.[19/2018]

(2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply to an individual who is a complainant of a sexual offence or child abuse offence, if —(a)

the individual is convicted of any offence under section 182, 193, 194, 195, 196, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 204A, 204B, 211, 213 or 214 of the Penal Code 1871; and

(b)

the conviction involves a finding by the court that the individual’s complaint of the sexual offence or child abuse offence was false in any material point.[19/2018; 15/2019]

(3) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.[19/2018]

(4) To avoid doubt, this section does not affect any other written law that may prohibit a person from doing any thing mentioned in subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c).[19/2018]