Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Defences to Contempt
18. Innocent publication or distribution
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court
“court” means —(a)the Supreme Court;(b)any State Court;(c)any Family Court; or(d)any Youth Court;
A person (not being the author) is not guilty of contempt of court under section 3(1)(a) or (b) for distributing any matter if the distribution was done without the person’s authority, consent or knowledge, and without any want of due care or caution on that person’s part.
In this section, “author” means the originator of the matter published or distributed.