Open Courts Resources

Open Courts Act Reforms

We have prepared the following materials on the Open Courts and Other Acts Amendment Act 2019, which is scheduled to commence in February 2020.

• Open Courts Act 2013 – Annotated legislation with 2019 amendments 
• Summary of key changes
• Other legislative limits on publication and protecting certain information
• Recent cases

Other resources on the Open Courts Act 2013

• Guide to the Open Courts Act 2013 
• Introduction to the Open Courts Act 2013 
• Flowchart: Whether or not to make an order under the Open Courts Act 2013 
• Flowchart: Drafting considerations and restrictions for suppression orders under the Open Courts Act 2013