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Supreme Court Act 1970
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#### 126 Application of Part
126 Application of Part
> > (1) This Part applies to proceedings in the Court other than—
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> > > (a) proceedings that are held in closed court, or
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> > > (b) proceedings in exercise of the parens patriae jurisdiction of the Court, or
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> > > (c) proceedings under the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026), or
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> > > (d) proceedings under the [Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-059), or
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> > > (e) proceedings under the [Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2006-007), or
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> > > (e1) proceedings under the [Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2017-068), or
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> > > (f) any other proceedings belonging to a class of proceedings that are excluded from the application of this Part by regulations made under subsection (2) (a).
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> > Note.
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> > For examples of statutory provisions dealing with proceedings held in closed court, see section 119 of the [Adoption Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-075), section 10 of the [Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-055) and sections 291, 291A and 291B of the [Criminal Procedure Act 1986](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1986-209).
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> > (2) The Governor may make regulations that—
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> > > (a) exclude classes of proceedings in the Court from the application of this Part, or
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> > > (b) prohibit the recording of images of classes of persons in connection with the recording or broadcast of judgment remarks in proceedings to which this Part applies.
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> > (3) The provisions of this Part extend to proceedings in the Court of Criminal Appeal and, accordingly, any reference to the Court in this Part is to be read as including a reference to the Court of Criminal Appeal.
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> **s 126:** Rep 1972 No 41, sec 11 (1) (c). Ins 2014 No 44, Sch 2. Am 2017 No 68, Sch 2.15.