The phrase 'civil or criminal proceedings' in s 69A(1)(b)(ii) of the Evidence Act 1929 (SA) encompasses all proceedings as defined by s 4, including coronial inquests, so the 'undue hardship' ground for suppression orders is available in coronial proceedings. A coroner conducting a mandatory inquest into a death in custody is not precluded from exercising powers to close the court or suppress publication merely because the inquest is mandatory and concerns public accountability; the scheme of the Coroners Act contemplates that such powers may be exercised during an inquest. On an appeal under s 69B against a suppression order, the appellate court cannot make ancillary orders (closing court, use of initials, redaction) that derive from s 69 of the Evidence Act or the Coroners Act, as those orders are not amenable to appeal under Division 2 of Part 8.
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