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Court Security Act 2005
6Right to enter and remain in open areas of court premises
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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—
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> > > (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
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> > > (b) the person has complied with all directions or requirements made by a security officer under this Act in respect of the person.
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> > (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.
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> > (3) This section has effect subject to the following—
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> > > (a) the provisions of this Act,
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> > > (b) any inherent or implied jurisdiction of a court to regulate its proceedings,
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> > > (c) any other Act or law about persons who may be present in a court or court premises.
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> > (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.