Contempt by publication

​Reference received: 14 July 1998

Report

Report 100: Contempt by Publication (PDF, 1.6 MB), June 2003

Discussion paper

​Discussion Paper 43: Contempt by Publication (PDF, 2.4 MB), July 2000

  • A summary of the Discussion Paper was also published

​Terms of reference

To inquire into, and report on, whether the law and procedures relating to contempt by publication are adequate and appropriate, including whether and in what circumstances, a person against whom a charge of contempt is found proven should be liable to pay, in addition to any criminal penalty, the costs (of the government and of the parties) of a criminal trial aborted as a result of the contempt.

 

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