New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COURT INFORMATION ACT 2010 - SECT 9

9 Access to restricted access information

(1) A person is entitled to access to court information that is restricted access information if access is permitted:

(a) by leave of the court, or

(b) by the regulations.

(2) In deciding whether to grant leave for access to information under this section, a court may take the following matters into account to the extent to which it considers them relevant:

(a) the public interest in access to the information being provided,

(b) the extent to which the principle of open justice will be adversely affected if access is not provided to the information,

(c) the extent to which an individual’s privacy or safety will be compromised by providing access to the information,

(d) the extent to which providing access to the information will adversely affect the administration of justice,

(e) the extent of the person’s interest or involvement in the proceedings or other matter to which the information relates,

(f) the reasons for which access is sought,

(g) such other matters as the court considers relevant in the particular circumstances of the case.

(3) A court can impose conditions on access granted by leave of the court under this section.

(4) The regulations can impose conditions on access conferred by the regulations under this section.

(5) Conditions imposed under this section by the court or the regulations can only relate to the way in which access is to be provided or restrict the disclosure or use of information to which access is provided.