Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

FAMILY AND PERSONAL VIOLENCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2017 (NO. 10 OF 2017) - SECT 5

Section 81G (2)

substitute

    (2)     For this section, a person has authority to publish a recorded statement only if the person publishes the recorded statement in connection with—

        (a)     the investigation of, or a proceeding for, an offence in relation to which the recorded statement is prepared; or

        (b)     a re-hearing, re-trial or appeal in relation to the proceeding; or

        (c)     a proceeding for an application for a protection order under the Family Violence Act 2016

if—

              (i)     the affected person in relation to the application for the protection order is the complainant in relation to the recorded statement; and

              (ii)     the respondent to the application for the protection order is the person against whom the family violence offence, the subject of the recorded statement, is alleged.