Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) Proceedings on an appeal under this Part are, subject to subsection (2), to be conducted in open court.
(2) The court hearing the appeal may order that—
(a) the whole or any part of a proceeding be heard in closed court; or
(b) only persons or classes of persons specified by it may be present during the whole or any part of a proceeding.
(3) A court may make an order under subsection (2) on the application of a party or any other person who has a direct interest in the proceeding or on its own motion.
(4) Any party to the proceeding and any other interested person has standing to support or oppose an application under subsection (3).
(5) If an order has been made under this section, the court hearing the appeal must cause a copy of the order to be posted on a door of, or in another conspicuous place at, the place at which the court is sitting.
(6) An order posted under this section must not contain any particulars likely to lead to the identification of a child who is a party to the proceeding.
(7) A person must not contravene an order made and posted under this section.
Penalty:
(a) In the case of a person of or above the age of 18 years, 25 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
(b) In the case of a child of or above the age of 15 years, 25 penalty units or detention in a youth justice centre for 6 months; or
(c) In the case of a child under the age of 15 years, 12 penalty units or detention in a youth residential centre for 3 months.
S. 430ZE inserted by No. 68/2009 s. 69.