Supreme Court to establish procedures for ensuring secrecy of proceedings under this Act while terrorist threat exists
76 Supreme Court to establish procedures for ensuring secrecy of proceedings under this Act while terrorist threat exists
This section only applies to proceedings under this Act about a preventative detention order that is in force.
Despite any rule or practice to the contrary, proceedings under this Act are not to be conducted in public nor publicised in any public list of the Supreme Court's business.
The Supreme Court must establish appropriate procedures to ensure that information about—
the court's proceedings on review of a preventative detention order; and
any other proceedings brought before the court in relation to a preventative detention order;
is confined within the narrowest possible limits.
The Supreme Court is not, however, required to suppress the publication of information under this section if—
the Minister authorises its publication; or
the court decides that the publication of the information should be authorised in the public interest.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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