Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The proceedings of a hearing before the council or a commission are taken to be proceedings of public concern for the Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
, section 139 (Defences of fair report of proceedings of public concern).
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the publication of a report of proceedings, or a part of proceedings, if a direction given under section 37 (3) restricts publication of the proceedings or part of them and the publication of the report contravenes the direction.