Brian Allan Smith spared jail for Facebook posts revealing sex offender details from public Queensland registry

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The first person charged with misusing a landmark public sex offender registry has been spared jail after he scrolled past messages warning him not to publish identities from the website. Brian Allan Smith faced Ipswich Magistrates Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to accessing Queensland’s registry and publishing information about a sex offender. [{ "selector": ".lubcf-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(calc(360px - 30px))", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1", "visibility" :"visible"} ] }]