Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

COURT PROCEDURES ACT 2004 - SECT 50

    (1)     If a judge, magistrate or presidential member considers it necessary for securing order and safety in court premises or a part of court premises, the judge, magistrate or presidential member may—

        (a)     order members of the public generally, or stated members of the public, to leave the court premises or a part of the court premises; or

        (b)     order members of the public generally, or stated members of the public, not to be admitted to the court premises or a part of the court premises.

    (2)     A person must not contravene an order of a judge, magistrate or presidential member under this section.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (3)     A security officer may prevent a person from entering court premises or a part of court premises in contravention of an order under this section.

    (4)     If a person on court premises contravenes an order under this section, a security officer may require the person to leave the court premises and, if the person does not immediately leave the court premises, remove the person from the court premises using reasonable force.

    (5)     In this section:

"presidential member—"see the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008

, dictionary.