← Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016

Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016 s 20

s 20 No knowledge proceedings were pending

20. A person is not guilty of contempt of court under section 3(1)(b) for publishing any matter that prejudices, interferes with, or poses a real risk of prejudice to or interference with the course of any court proceeding that is pending if the person did not know and had no reason to believe that those proceedings were pending.

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