THE PROBATION ACT.
OFFENDERS' NAMES SUPPRESSED. [by telegraph.—l'n.ross association.] CHHISTCHUECH. Tuesday. Probably for the first time in the history of the Law Courts of the Dominion an order was made by a magistrate today for the suppression of the names of two offenders from the press reports. The order was made by Mr. McCarthy, S.M., on an application by defendants'" counsel under section 9 of the Offenders Probation Act, 1920, which provides that if any person accused of an offence within the meaning of the Act has not previously been convicted of any offence the Court may, prohibit the publication of the name in any report of the account of the trial. The case was one in which a girl, aged 18, and her mother were charged with the theft of two hats from a millinery establishment. Both admitted their guilt, and each was convicted, fined £5, and ordered, to pay the value of the hats; in default, one month's imprisonment.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17660, 22 December 1920, Page 6
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161THE PROBATION ACT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17660, 22 December 1920, Page 6
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