301Protection of witnesses

301 Protection of witnesses (1) A court hearing criminal proceedings under this Act may, on the application of the Attorney-General, make an order or give directions under subsection (2) if expedient in the interests of the safety of the accused, a witness or any other person. (2) In addition to, and not in derogation of, any other powers of the court, the court may: (a) order that the whole or a part of the proceedings before it take place in a closed court; or (b) give directions that throughout or during any part of the proceedings a person or persons or class of persons, be excluded; or (c) give directions prohibiting or restricting the disclosure of information with respect to the proceedings; or (d) order that no report of the whole or a specified part of, or relating to, the proceedings must be published; or (e) make any order and give any directions it thinks necessary for ensuring that no person, without the approval of the court, has access to any indictment, affidavit, exhibit or other document used in the proceedings or to the records of the court relating to the proceedings.