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395: Right of appellant to be represented, and restriction on attendance
or “You can have someone speak for you in court, but not everyone is allowed to be there.”
You could also call this:

“The court can stop people from telling others about what happens in a trial.”

This section of the law has been removed. It used to be about the power to stop people from reporting on court cases. The government took this part out of the Crimes Act 1961 on 17 December 1985. You no longer need to worry about this rule because it doesn’t exist anymore.

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Next up: 397: Granting of bail to appellant, and custody pending appeal

or “Rules about letting someone out of jail while they wait for their court case to be heard again”
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Part 13 Appeals
General provisions as to appeals

396Power to forbid report of proceedings, etc (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 396: repealed, on , by section 2 of the Crimes Amendment Act (No 4) 1985 (1985 No 171).