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Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
23HCProtecting witnesses etc.
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23HC Protecting witnesses etc.
(1) The Court may make such orders as it thinks appropriate in the circumstances to protect: (a) witnesses called or proposed to be called; or (b) information, documents and other things admitted or proposed to be admitted; in indictable primary proceedings.
Note: Part VAA deals with suppression and non‑publication orders.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Court may do either or both of the following under that subsection: (a) order the exclusion of the public, or of persons specified by the Court, from a sitting of the Court; (b) direct how a witness may give evidence.