Restriction on publication of reports of proceedings

(1) Subject to sub-section (4) of this section, no person shall publish any report of proceedings under this Act (other than criminal proceedings), except with the leave of the Court which heard the proceedings. (2) Every person who contravenes sub-section (1) of this section, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars. (3) Nothing in this section limits– (a) the provisions of any other enactment relating to the prohibition or regulation of the publication of reports or particulars relating to judicial proceedings, or 41 (b) the power of the Court to punish any contempt of Court. (4) This section shall not apply to the publication of any report in any publication that– (a) is of a bona fide professional or technical nature; or (b) is intended for circulation among members of the legal or medical professions, officers of the public service, psychologists, marriage counsellors or social welfare workers. Ownership of property.