Local Court Rules 2009

This rule applies to committal proceedings, summary proceedings and application proceedings.

A party to the proceedings is entitled to—

access to a copy of the court record or transcript of evidence taken at the proceedings, or

on payment of any fee prescribed by regulations made under the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 or the Local Court Act 2007, obtain a copy of the court record or transcript of evidence taken at the proceedings.

A person who is not a party to the proceedings may, with the leave of a Magistrate or registrar—

have access to a copy of the court record or transcript of evidence taken at the proceedings, or

on payment of the prescribed fee, obtain a copy of the court record or transcript of evidence taken at the proceedings.

A Magistrate or registrar may grant leave for the purposes of subrule (3) if of the opinion that it is appropriate to do so in the circumstances.

In determining whether it is appropriate to grant a person leave for the purposes of subrule (3), the Magistrate or registrar is to have regard to the following matters—

the principle that proceedings are generally to be heard in open court,

the impact of granting leave on the protected person or victim of crime,

the connection that the person requesting access has to the proceedings,

the reasons access is being sought,

any other matter that the Magistrate or registrar considers relevant.

In this rule, court record does not include a video recording of the proceedings in the Court.