SUPREME COURT ACT 1970 - SECT 126 Application of Part

SUPREME COURT ACT 1970 - SECT 126

126 Application of Part

(1) This Part applies to proceedings in the Court other than--

(a) proceedings that are held in closed court, or

(b) proceedings in exercise of the parens patriae jurisdiction of the Court, or

(c) proceedings under the Bail Act 2013 , or

(d) proceedings under the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 , or

(e) proceedings under the Crimes (High Risk Offenders) Act 2006 , or

(e1) proceedings under the Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act 2017 , or

(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).

Note : For examples of statutory provisions dealing with proceedings held in closed court, see section 119 of the Adoption Act 2000 , section 10 of the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 and sections 291, 291A and 291B of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 .

(2) The Governor may make regulations that--

(a) exclude classes of proceedings in the Court from the application of this Part, or

(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.

(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.