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Criminal Procedure Act 2011

General provisions - Public access and restrictions on reporting - Powers of Registrar

206: Power of Registrar to make and renew interim suppression orders

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"A court Registrar can stop some information from being shared for a short time when you first appear in court."

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When you appear in court for the first time, a Registrar can make a special order called an interim suppression order. This can happen if the Registrar decides to delay the hearing of a charge and both you and the other party agree to the order, as stated in section 200(4). The Registrar can make this order if certain conditions are met.

The interim suppression order can last for up to 28 days from the date it is made. A Registrar can only make this type of order once for a particular charge.

A Registrar can also renew an order made by the court until you next appear in court, using the power given to them by section 208(1)(b).

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Part 5General provisions
Public access and restrictions on reporting: Powers of Registrar

206Power of Registrar to make and renew interim suppression orders

  1. On a defendant's first appearance in court, a Registrar may make an interim order under section 200(4) if—

  2. the Registrar adjourns the hearing of any charge; and
    1. both parties agree to the making of the order.

      1. If a Registrar makes an interim order, that order may have effect for a limited period of up to 28 days from the date on which the order is made.

      2. No Registrar may exercise the power under subsection (1) more than once in relation to any particular charge.

      3. A Registrar may exercise the power conferred by section 208(1)(b) to renew an order made by the court until the date on which the defendant next appears before the court.

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