Consolidated practice directions

party or to instruct the legal advisers (if any) with respect to the 
orders properly made at judgment delivery. 
14. Until the reserved decision has been delivered: 
(a) the contents of the advance reasons are to be treated as confidential 
by any person authorised by par 13 of this Practice Direction to 
read the advance reasons or be advised of the contents of those 
advance reasons; and 
(b) any authorised person who provides copies of the advance reasons 
(electronically or otherwise) or information about the advance 
reasons to any other authorised person is personally responsible to 
take all necessary steps to ensure that the advance reasons remain 
confidential in the hands of any and all of those to whom they 
provide the advance reasons. Reasonable steps include but are not 
limited to providing a copy of the confidentiality orders relating to 
the advance reasons to any and all of those to whom they provide 
the advance reasons (see pars 15 and 16). 
15. In order to ensure confidentiality of advance reasons, the standard 
confidentiality orders in terms set out in annexure 8.1.1 to this Practice 
Direction apply unless the Court orders otherwise.

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8. Reasons for Decision 
PD 8.1 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
16. The Court retains a discretion to vary the standard confidentiality orders 
upon application by a party or upon its own initiative. For example, 
where there are particular confidentiality concerns because a decision in 
a commercial case may affect share prices, the Court may vary the 
standard confidentiality orders so that no copies of the advance reasons 
are allowed to be made by any party for distribution to other authorised 
persons. 
17. Contravention of the standard or varied confidentiality orders may be 
dealt with as a contempt of court.
18. Where a party is legally represented, the party's legal advisers shall 
explain to a party referred to in par 13(a), the representative of the party 
referred to par 13(b)(i), or the representative of the insurer referred to in 
par 13(d) of this Practice Direction the effect of the confidentiality orders 
and the consequences of breach of those orders.