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#### 127 Interpretation
127 Interpretation
> In this Part—
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> broadcast means a live or delayed broadcast by means of radio, television or the internet (including webcasts).
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> criminal trial means proceedings for the trial of an accused person for a criminal offence.
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> judgment remarks of the Court means—
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> > (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
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> > (b) in relation to any other proceedings—any remarks made by the Court in open court when announcing the judgment determining the proceedings.
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> member of an accused person’s or victim’s immediate family means—
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> > (a) the accused person’s or victim’s spouse, or
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> > (b) the accused person’s or victim’s de facto partner, or
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> > (c) a person to whom the accused person or victim is engaged to be married, or
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> > (d) a parent, grandparent, guardian or step-parent of the accused person or victim, or
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> > (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
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> > (f) a brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, step-brother or step-sister of the accused person or victim.
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> Note.
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> “De facto partner” is defined in section 21C of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015).
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> 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.
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> recording means capturing audio or visual content, or both, for the purposes of a broadcast.
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> relevant person, in relation to proceedings, means each of the following—
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> > (a) the Minister,
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> > (b) a party to the proceedings (including, in the case of a criminal trial or other criminal proceedings, the accused person and the prosecution),
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> > (c) a witness in the proceedings,
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> > (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.
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> victim, in relation to a criminal trial, means a person against whom the criminal offence for which the trial is being conducted was alleged to have been committed.
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> **s 127:** Ins 1972 No 41, sec 11 (1) (d). Rep 1987 No 48, Sch 32. Ins 2014 No 44, Sch 2.