(1) On receiving an application for a victim privacy order, the court must take reasonable steps to ensure that any relevant news media organisation is notified of the application for the victim privacy order.
(2) The notification may be by—
(a) electronic communication; or
(b) any other means that the court considers appropriate.
(3) An organisation which receives the notification may appear and be heard at the hearing of the application.
(4) Nothing in this section limits any other requirement for an applicant to serve an application on any other party to the proceeding on the application.
S. 4F inserted by No. 35/2021 s. 8.