Section 195Evidence Act 1995 (Cth)

Prohibited question not to be published

(1) A person must not, without the express permission of a court, print or publish:

(a) any question that the court has disallowed under section 41; or

(b) any question that the court has disallowed because any answer that is likely to be given to the question would contravene the credibility rule; or

(c) any question in respect of which the court has refused to give leave under Part 3.7.

Penalty: 60 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 22 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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