32B Identity and address of serving or former juror or prospective juror not generally to be disclosed
o “(1) A person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to the penalty stated in subsection (2) if the person wilfully publishes any material, broadcasts any matter, or otherwise discloses any information, that identifies, or that may lead to the identification of, a juror or former juror.
“(2) The penalty is imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or a fine not exceeding $10,000, or both.
“(3) In this section,—
“former juror includes a person who attended for jury service
“identification of a juror or former juror includes disclosure of his or her address
“juror includes a person attending for jury service.
“(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:
§ “(a) the identification of a former juror with the former juror's consent:
§ “(b) the identification of a juror or former juror if the identification forms part of the exercise or performance of a power, function, or duty conferred, imposed, or contemplated by this Act, the jury rules, or a rule of law or practice relating to the trial of civil or criminal cases:
§ “(c) the disclosure of information to a court or to an investigative or prosecuting authority if the disclosure is made for the purposes of an investigation or prosecution of a contempt of court or of an offence relating to a juror or jury:
§ “(d) the disclosure of information relating to a proceeding under this section.
“Compare: Jury Act 1977 (New South Wales) s 68; Juries Act 2000 (Victoria) s 77”.
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