Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) In proceedings in respect of an offence, the magistrate or Judge conducting the proceedings may make an order prohibiting the publication of the whole or any part of the proceedings and the name and address of any witness appearing in the proceedings ("prohibition order").
(2) A prohibition order remains in force for the time the magistrate or Judge specifies in the order.
(3) An application for a prohibition order may be made in the presence of the persons the magistrate or Judge thinks fit.
(4) At the hearing of an application for a prohibition order, the magistrate or Judge may receive and act on information as he or she thinks fit.
(5) When considering an application for a prohibition order, the magistrate or Judge must have regard to –
(a) the safety of any person;
(b) the extent to which the detection of offences of a similar nature may be affected; and
(c) the need to guarantee the confidentiality of information given by an informer.
(6) A person must not contravene a prohibition order.
Penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.