South Australian Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT COURT ACT 1993 - SECT 20

20—Hearing in public

        (1)         Subject to this Act or any relevant Act, proceedings before the Court must be heard in public.

        (2)         The Court may, where it is satisfied that it is desirable to do so—

            (a)         in the interests of justice; or

            (b)         by reason of the confidential nature of the evidence to be given before the Court; or

            (c)         in order to expedite proceedings of the Court; or

            (d)         for any other reason that the Court thinks sufficient,

give directions—

            (e)         requiring that a hearing, or part of a hearing, be held in private; or

            (f)         prohibiting or restricting the publication of evidence given before the Court or of the contents of any document produced to the Court; or

            (g)         excluding any person from the hearing before the Court of any part of the proceedings.

        (3)         A person must comply with a direction of the Court under subsection (2).

Penalty: Division 6 fine.