Consolidated practice directions

General Procedure Following Delivery of a Reserved Judgment 
 
19. When a reserved decision has been delivered, copies of the decision and 
reasons will be made available to: 
(a) 
unless the alternative procedure applied, counsel for a party, or, 
where a party is not legally represented, a party; 
(b) 
representatives of the media who have previously requested a 
copy of the decision; and 
(c) 
any member of the public who wishes to read the decision (public 
copy). 
20. When the sitting of the Court of Appeal or the Court concludes, the 
public copy of any reserved decision and the reasons for decision which 
have been delivered at that sitting will, unless a Judge directs otherwise, 
be made available by publication on the Court's website within 24 hours 
of delivery. 
21. Photocopies of the reasons for decisions can be obtained on request from 
the Central Office of the Supreme Court on payment of the appropriate 
fee. 

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8. Reasons for Decision 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
8.1.1
Standard confidentiality orders in respect of advance 
reasons for judgment 
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Supreme Court of Western Australia 
The Court has directed that advance reasons for judgment in this matter will 
be made available to each party from 10.00 am on [
working day prior to 
judgment delivery
]. The advance reasons may be collected by the collecting 
person or emailed to the designated recipient for each party in accordance 
with the procedure in Practice Direction 8.1. 
WARNING 
Failure to comply with these orders may be a contempt of court 
and render you liable to punishment. 
THE COURT ORDERS THAT: 
1. 
Until judgment is delivered in this matter only the following persons 
(authorised persons) may view the advance reasons in this matter or be 
informed of any information from those advance reasons: 
(a) each party who is an individual; 
(b) where any party is not an individual: 
(i) 
one representative of that party who is authorised to 
represent the party or to instruct its legal advisers (if any) 
with respect to the orders properly made at judgment 
delivery; and 
(ii) any legal practitioner who is employed by the party to 
provide the party with legal advice generally, even if that 
legal practitioner is not representing the party in the matter; 
(c) if any party is legally represented, the party's legal advisers 
including barristers or counsel; and 

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8. Reasons for Decision 
PD 8.1.1 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
(d) if the case has been conducted on behalf of a party by its insurer, 
one representative of the insurer who is authorised to represent 
the party or to instruct the legal advisers (if any) with respect to 
the orders properly made at judgment delivery. 
2. 
Until judgment is delivered in this matter: 
(a) 
a person who has a copy of the advance reasons or any 
information from those reasons is personally responsible to take 
all reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of those 
reasons except as otherwise provided in this order; 
(b) 
an authorised person may only provide a copy of the advance 
reasons, or disclose information from the advance reasons, to an 
authorised person; and 
(c) 
any authorised person who provides a copy of the advance 
reasons, or discloses information from 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, including but not limited to 
providing a copy of these confidentiality orders. 

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8. Reasons for Decision 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
8.2
Publication of Reasons for Decision 
8.2.1
Limitation on Publication of Identifying Information in 
Reasons for Decision in Fraud and Defamation Cases