s 106
In forceWhen Court to be closed
Chapter 4Legal proceedings and evidentiary matters
Part 4.1Evidence in proceedings for domestic violence orders
Division 2Closure of Court in certain cases
106 When Court to be closed
(1)
The Court must be closed to the public for the proceeding:
(a)
at all times if the only protected person is a child; or
(b) while a vulnerable witness gives evidence, including in cross-examination.
(2) However, the Court may order a proceeding, or part of it, be open to the public if it considers it is in the interests of justice to do so.
(3) Even if the proceeding, or part of it, is open to the public, the Court may order a person (other than a party to the proceeding) to leave the courtroom where the proceeding is being conducted while a witness gives evidence, including in cross-examination.
Division 3 Evidence of children
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