Offence to enter closed court
74 Offence to enter closed court
A person not referred to in section 73(3) who knows or is reckless as to the fact that a hearing is being held in closed court under section 73 must not enter the place where the hearing is being held.
Penalty: 600 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years or both.
An offence against subsection (1) is an indictable offence.
If—
a person is charged with an offence against subsection (1); and
the prosecution proves that a notice was posted in accordance with section 73(4) at the time of the alleged offence—
the person is presumed to have known, or to have been reckless as to the fact, that the hearing was being held in closed court unless the person presents or points to evidence that the person did not know and was not reckless as to that fact.
S. 74(4) repealed by No. 37/2024 s. 103(2).
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