Contents

Open Courts Bench Book  1 Introduction  2 Powers to make orders qualifying open justice  3 Grounds and Necessity  4 Procedure     4.1 Own-motion orders, standing and onus of proof     4.2 Notification of applications     4.3 Duty to publish reasons, judgments or decisions     4.4 Posting of information where court closed  5 Types of orders  6 Objects of suppression  7 Limitations on orders  8 Reviews and appeals  9 Breach  10 Rights and obligations of parties and the media  11 Model orders and undertakings  Index