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1 Introduction |
1 Introduction |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
5.1 Proceeding suppression orders |
5.4 Closed court orders |
Update History |
1.1 Qualifications to open justice |
1.2 Strategies for Complex Cases |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
Update History |
10 Rights and obligations of parties and the media |
10.1 Prosecution |
10.2 Media |
11 Model orders and undertakings |
11 Model orders and undertakings |
Update History |
11.1 Model proceeding suppression order |
11.2 Model pseudonym order |
11.3 Model interim proceeding suppression order |
11.4 Model broad suppression orders |
11.4.1 Supreme and County Courts |
11.4.2 Magistrates’ Court |
11.5 Model closed court order |
11.6 Model order permitting publication of matters |
1.2 Strategies for Complex Cases |
11.6 Model order permitting publication of matters |
11.7 Model journalist undertaking |
2 Powers to make orders qualifying open justice |
1.1 Qualifications to open justice |
2 Powers to make orders qualifying open justice |
2.1 Jurisdictional powers |
2.1.1 Supreme Court |
2.1.2 County Court |
2.1.3 Magistrates’ Court |
2.1.4 Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal |
2.1.5 Coroners Court |
2.1.6 Children’s Court |
2.1.7 Federal proceedings |
2.2 Powers in specific types of proceedings or for certain persons |
1.2 Strategies for Complex Cases |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
2.1.2 County Court |
2.2 Powers in specific types of proceedings or for certain persons |
6.1 Identity |
Update History |
2.2.1 Adoptions |
2.2.1 Adoptions |
6.1 Identity |
2.2.10 Public health and wellbeing |
2.2.11 Serious offenders |
2.1.6 Children’s Court |
2.2.11 Serious offenders |
3.7 Grounds 4 and 5: Undue distress or embarrassment |
6.1 Identity |
Update History |
2.2.12 Sex offenders |
2.2.12 Sex offenders |
Update History |
2.2.13 Terrorism |
2.2.14 Victims of crime |
2.2.14 Victims of crime |
6.1 Identity |
2.2.15 Guardianship and administration proceedings |
2.2.16 Sexual offence complainants |
2.1.6 Children’s Court |
2.2.16 Sexual offence complainants |
3.7 Grounds 4 and 5: Undue distress or embarrassment |
6.1 Identity |
2.2.17 Witness protection |
2.2.17 Witness protection |
Update History |
2.2.18 Powers which do not limit the availability of orders under the Open Courts Act 2013 |
2.2.18 Powers which do not limit the availability of orders under the Open Courts Act 2013 |
Update History |
2.2.2 Children’s Court proceedings |
2.2.2 Children’s Court proceedings |
2.2.8 Family violence |
3.7 Grounds 4 and 5: Undue distress or embarrassment |
6.1 Identity |
2.2.3 Confiscation proceedings |
2.2.3 Confiscation proceedings |
Update History |
2.2.4 Mental impairment and unfitness to be tried |
2.2.4 Mental impairment and unfitness to be tried |
6.1 Identity |
2.2.5 Criminal intelligence |
2.2.5 Criminal intelligence |
Update History |
2.2.6 Interstate operatives of law enforcement agencies |
2.2.6 Interstate operatives of law enforcement agencies |
5.2 Pseudonym orders |
6.1 Identity |
2.2.7 Evidence |
2.2.7 Evidence |
Update History |
2.2.8 Family violence |
2.2.8 Family violence |
3.7 Grounds 4 and 5: Undue distress or embarrassment |
6.1 Identity |
2.2.9 Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 proceedings |
2.2.9 Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004 proceedings |
Update History |
3 Grounds and Necessity |
1.1 Qualifications to open justice |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
2.1.1 Supreme Court |
2.1.3 Magistrates’ Court |
2.1.5 Coroners Court |
2.2.11 Serious offenders |
3 Grounds and Necessity |
5.1 Proceeding suppression orders |
5.3 Broad suppression orders |
5.4 Closed court orders |
6.4 Images |
Update History |
3.1 Proceeding suppression orders and closed court orders |
3.2 Broad suppression orders |
3.3 The requirement of necessity |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
3.3 The requirement of necessity |
8.1 Reviews |
3.3.1 Necessity is a high threshold |
3.3.2 Necessary does not mean ‘necessary for the proceedings to continue’ |
3.3.3 The meaning of necessary depends on the context in which it is used |
3.3.4 Necessity does not involve balancing competing interests |
3.3.4 Necessity does not involve balancing competing interests |
3.4.3 Category 3: Informers, undercover police operatives and police methods |
3.3.5 Necessity must be reasonably demonstrated on the available evidence |
3.3.5 Necessity must be reasonably demonstrated on the available evidence |
3.6 Ground 3: Safety of persons |
3.3.6 Mere embarrassment, shame or humiliation do not amount to necessity |
3.3.6 Mere embarrassment, shame or humiliation do not amount to necessity |
3.4.2 Category 2: Protection of trade secrets and similar information |
3.7 Grounds 4 and 5: Undue distress or embarrassment |
6.1 Identity |
3.3.7 Unenforceable or futile orders |
3.3.8 The order must do no more than is necessary |
3.4 Ground 1: Administration of justice |
3.4 Ground 1: Administration of justice |
5.2 Pseudonym orders |
3.4.1 Category 1: Protecting the jury from prejudicial information or ensuring a fair trial for the accused |
3.4.1 Category 1: Protecting the jury from prejudicial information or ensuring a fair trial for the accused |
5.3 Broad suppression orders |
6.1 Identity |
6.3 Criminal history |
6.4 Images |
3.4.2 Category 2: Protection of trade secrets and similar information |
3.4.3 Category 3: Informers, undercover police operatives and police methods |
2.2.6 Interstate operatives of law enforcement agencies |
3.4 Ground 1: Administration of justice |
3.4.3 Category 3: Informers, undercover police operatives and police methods |
6.1 Identity |
3.4.4 Category 4: Blackmail, extortion, sexual servitude and slavery cases |
3.4 Ground 1: Administration of justice |
3.4.4 Category 4: Blackmail, extortion, sexual servitude and slavery cases |
6.1 Identity |
3.4.5 Category 5: Proceedings not in the ordinary course of litigation |
3.4.6 Category 6: Where the court sits as parens patriae |
3.5 Ground 2: National security |
3.6 Ground 3: Safety of persons |
3.6 Ground 3: Safety of persons |
6.1 Identity |
3.7 Grounds 4 and 5: Undue distress or embarrassment |
3.3.6 Mere embarrassment, shame or humiliation do not amount to necessity |
3.7 Grounds 4 and 5: Undue distress or embarrassment |
6.1 Identity |
4 Procedure |
1.1 Qualifications to open justice |
4 Procedure |
5.1 Proceeding suppression orders |
4.1 Own-motion orders, standing and onus of proof |
10.2 Media |
4.1 Own-motion orders, standing and onus of proof |
4.2 Notification of applications |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
10.2 Media |
4.2 Notification of applications |
4.3 Duty to publish reasons, judgments or decisions |
4.4 Posting of information where court closed |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
4.4 Posting of information where court closed |
5.4 Closed court orders |
5 Types of orders |
1.1 Qualifications to open justice |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
2.1.1 Supreme Court |
5 Types of orders |
5.1 Proceeding suppression orders |
5.1 Proceeding suppression orders |
5.3 Broad suppression orders |
5.4 Closed court orders |
6.2 Proceedings |
6.3 Criminal history |
Update History |
5.1.1 Interim orders |
5.2 Pseudonym orders |
3.3.6 Mere embarrassment, shame or humiliation do not amount to necessity |
4.1 Own-motion orders, standing and onus of proof |
5.2 Pseudonym orders |
6.4 Images |
5.2.1 Relationship with other orders |
5.2.2 Grounds |
5.2.2 Grounds |
6.1 Identity |
5.2.3 Concealing identity from the accused |
5.3 Broad suppression orders |
5.4 Closed court orders |
5.4 Closed court orders |
Update History |
6 Objects of suppression |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
11.1 Model proceeding suppression order |
11.3 Model interim proceeding suppression order |
11.4.1 Supreme and County Courts |
11.4.2 Magistrates’ Court |
3.4.1 Category 1: Protecting the jury from prejudicial information or ensuring a fair trial for the accused |
6 Objects of suppression |
6.1 Identity |
6.1 Identity |
6.4 Images |
6.2 Proceedings |
6.3 Criminal history |
6.4 Images |
6.5 Television |
7 Limitations on orders |
1.1 Qualifications to open justice |
5.3 Broad suppression orders |
7 Limitations on orders |
7.1 Clarity and scope of objects |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
3.3.8 The order must do no more than is necessary |
7.1 Clarity and scope of objects |
Update History |
7.2 Identifying the object of suppression |
7.3 Statement of reasons for making of the order |
7.1 Clarity and scope of objects |
7.3 Statement of reasons for making of the order |
Update History |
7.4 Basis |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
3.3.5 Necessity must be reasonably demonstrated on the available evidence |
7.4 Basis |
7.5 Temporal limitations |
1.2 Strategies for Complex Cases |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
7.5 Temporal limitations |
Update History |
7.6 Geographic limitations |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
5.3 Broad suppression orders |
7.6 Geographic limitations |
7.7 Audience bound |
1.3 Guide to Open Courts Act orders |
5.3 Broad suppression orders |
7.6 Geographic limitations |
7.7 Audience bound |
8 Reviews and appeals |
4.1 Own-motion orders, standing and onus of proof |
8 Reviews and appeals |
8.1 Reviews |
10.2 Media |
8.1 Reviews |
Update History |
8.2 Judicial review and revocation of orders |
8.2 Judicial review and revocation of orders |
8.3 Appeals |
8.3 Appeals |
8.2 Judicial review and revocation of orders |
8.3 Appeals |
9 Breach |
9.1 Breach of Open Courts Act orders |
9.1 Breach of Open Courts Act orders |
9.2 Contempt of court for common law orders |
9.2 Contempt of court for common law orders |
10.2 Media |
9.1 Breach of Open Courts Act orders |
9.2 Contempt of court for common law orders |
A |
Acknowledgements |
D |
Disclaimer and copyright |
F |
Feedback |
O |
Open Courts Bench Book |
P |
Preface |
U |
Update History |