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A living adult rape victim of sound mind has not authorised publication of her identity. Does the fact…

Section 72 gives an elder sister no free-standing power to authorise disclosure, so "No; being the elder sister does not itself confer that authority." For a living adult…

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A living adult rape victim of sound mind has not authorised publication of her identity. Does the fact that the proposed publisher has permission from her elder sister, solely in that capacity, establish an exception under BNS section 72?

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Section 72 gives an elder sister no free-standing power to authorise disclosure, so "No; being the elder sister does not itself confer that authority." For a living adult victim of sound mind, the exception refers to the victim's own written authorisation, so "Yes; any relative can substitute for an adult victim." and "Yes; an elder sister has priority over the adult victim." are wrong, and a newspaper's public-interest claim is not a listed exception, so "Yes; a newspaper's public-interest claim alone supplies an exception." is wrong.

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