FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 37AG Grounds for making an order
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 37AG
Grounds for making an order(1) The Court may make a suppression order or non - publication order on one or more of the following grounds:
(a) the order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice;
(b) the order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the interests of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory in relation to national or international security;
(c) the order is necessary to protect the safety of any person;
(d) the order is necessary to avoid causing undue distress or embarrassment to a party to or witness in a criminal proceeding involving an offence of a sexual nature (including an act of indecency).
(2) A suppression order or non - publication order must specify
the ground or grounds on which the order is made.