8Grounds for making an order

#### 8 Grounds for making an order 8 Grounds for making an order > > (1) A court may make a suppression order or non-publication order on one or more of the following grounds— > > > > > (a) the order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice, > > > > > (b) the order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the interests of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory in relation to national or international security, > > > > > (c) the order is necessary to protect the safety of any person, > > > > > (d) the order is necessary to avoid causing undue distress or embarrassment to a party to or witness in criminal proceedings involving an offence of a sexual nature (including sexual touching or a sexual act within the meaning of Division 10 of Part 3 of the [Crimes Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1900-040)), > > > > > (e) it is otherwise necessary in the public interest for the order to be made and that public interest significantly outweighs the public interest in open justice. > > > (2) A suppression order or non-publication order must specify the ground or grounds on which the order is made. > > > (3) Despite subsection (1) (d), a court may make a suppression order or non-publication order on the grounds that the order is necessary to avoid causing undue distress or embarrassment to a defendant in criminal proceedings involving an offence of a sexual nature only if there are exceptional circumstances. > > **s 8:** Am 2018 No 29, Sch 1.3 \[1\]; 2018 No 33, Sch 5.3.