6Right to enter and remain in open areas of court premises

6 Right to enter and remain in open areas of court premises

6 Right to enter and remain in open areas of court premises

(1) A person has a right to enter and remain in an area of court premises that is open to the public if—

(a) the person has complied with all relevant orders made by a judicial officer (whether under this Act or another law) in respect of the person, and

(b) the person has complied with all directions or requirements made by a security officer under this Act in respect of the person.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a journalist has a right to enter and remain in an area of court premises open to the public that is located outside of a building in which the court is housed or is sitting for the purpose of making a media report if the journalist is not obstructing or otherwise impeding access to the building.

(3) This section has effect subject to the following—

(a) the provisions of this Act,

(b) any inherent or implied jurisdiction of a court to regulate its proceedings,

(c) any other Act or law about persons who may be present in a court or court premises.

(4) Nothing in this section confers a right on any person to enter or remain in a correctional centre for the purpose of seeing another person appear before a court by means of an audio link or audio visual link.