Orders to exclude persons from courtroom
37 Orders to exclude persons from courtroom
The Court may order either or both of the following:
(a) that all witnesses leave the courtroom and remain out of hearing of the courtroom until called to give evidence;
(b) that a person, a class of persons or all persons be excluded from the courtroom during the whole or any part of proceedings.
(2) The Court may make the order if it appears to the Court that justice will be best served by doing so.
(3) The Court may make the order on its own initiative or on application by a party to the proceedings.
(4) An order under this section does not apply to a party to the proceedings or a representative (as defined in section 38).
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