New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DISTRICT COURT ACT 1973 - SECT 177

177 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 under the Bail Act 2013 , or

(c) proceedings on an appeal under the Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 or Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 , or

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

(e) 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 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.