Attorney general Yvette D’Ath warns against ‘sensationalised’ reporting due new laws, which allowed Ashley Paul Griffith to be named
Queensland’s attorney general, Yvette D’Ath, has acknowledged new laws allowing the naming of alleged sex offenders will affect alleged victims, after the identity of a childcare worker accused of being one of Australia’s worst paedophiles was revealed.identified bed sheets in the background
“This is why it was important that we had a media guide because the reporting of these … alleged offences will have implications for [alleged] victims, potentially even victims who have never come forward,” D’Ath told reporters. “It is really important that the media follows those guides and understand the importance of being … factually correct in what is being reported and making sure it is not being sensationalised because there will be consequences.”
“[Part of] these new laws is that complainants can also have a say on any applications for non-publication for themselves … it’s really important that we give complainants that right to have a say,” she said.
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