Access to case files
29 Access to case files
A party to proceedings:
(a) is entitled, on request, to access to a document or other information mentioned in section 28(a) to (h), other than section 28(c)(i); and
(b) may, with the leave of the Court, have access to a recording mentioned in section 28(c)(i) or anything else in the case file for the proceedings.
(2) The Court may, on application, give any other person, or class of persons, access to all or part of the case file for proceedings other than judgments given or orders made by the Court.
Note for subsection (2)
For access to judgments and orders see section 30.
(3) The Court may grant access under subsection (2) on any conditions the Court thinks fit.
(4) If a person, or class of persons, is entitled to, or is given, access to a thing under this section, the person, or class of persons, may:
(a) if the thing is a document – inspect and obtain a copy of it; or
if the thing is an audio or audiovisual recording:
listen to or view it; and
with the leave of the Court, obtain a copy of it.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statement
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