Supreme Court Act 1970
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127 Interpretation
127 Interpretation
In this Part—
broadcast means a live or delayed broadcast by means of radio, television or the internet (including webcasts).
criminal trial means proceedings for the trial of an accused person for a criminal offence.
judgment remarks of the Court means—
(a) in relation to a criminal trial—the delivery of the verdict, and any remarks made by the Court when sentencing the accused person, that are delivered or made in open court, and
(b) in relation to any other proceedings—any remarks made by the Court in open court when announcing the judgment determining the proceedings.
member of an accused person’s or victim’s immediate family means—
(a) the accused person’s or victim’s spouse, or
(b) the accused person’s or victim’s de facto partner, or
(c) a person to whom the accused person or victim is engaged to be married, or
(d) a parent, grandparent, guardian or step-parent of the accused person or victim, or
(e) a child, grandchild or step-child of the accused person or victim or some other child for whom the accused person or victim is a guardian, or
(f) a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step-brother or step-sister of the accused person or victim.
Note.
“De facto partner” is defined in section 21C of the Interpretation Act 1987.
news media organisation means a commercial enterprise that engages in the business of broadcasting or publishing news or a public broadcasting service that engages in the dissemination of news through a public news medium.
recording means capturing audio or visual content, or both, for the purposes of a broadcast.
relevant person, in relation to proceedings, means each of the following—
(a) the Minister,
(b) a party to the proceedings (including, in the case of a criminal trial or other criminal proceedings, the accused person and the prosecution),
(c) a witness in the proceedings,
(d) a person seeking the Court’s permission for the recording or broadcast (or both) of judgment remarks of the Court that are made in the proceedings.