Consolidated practice directions

2. 
Making of the order 
2.1 
If the Judge makes the order sought, he or she will provide the 
applicant or the applicant's representative with a settled form of order. 
2.2 
If the applicant or the applicant's representative is not present at the 
hearing, the Judge may seal the settled form of order in an envelope 
for delivery with the seal unbroken by the Judge's Associate to the 
applicant or the applicant's representative within the precincts of the 
Court. 
2.3 
The applicant shall have the order engrossed and shall return two 
copies thereof to the Associate in a sealed envelope which the 
Associate will present without the seal's having been broken to the 
Judge for his or her signature. 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
PD 9.14 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
2.4 
The Judge's signature shall be sufficient authentication of the order. It 
shall not be necessary for the order to be settled by a Registrar nor 
sealed. 
2.5 
The Associate shall arrange for the signed order to be collected by the 
applicant or the applicant's representative personally. 
2.6 
At the time of making the order, the Judge shall seal all the other 
documents relating to the matter in an envelope which the Associate 
shall retain with the seal unbroken in safe custody until the signed 
order had been collected by the applicant. 
2.7 
If the Judge gives written reasons for decision, no copy of those 
reasons is to be retained in electronic form and no copy of the reasons 
is to be made or distributed other than to the applicant in accordance 
with the usual protocol for the delivery of judgments. 
3. 
Custody of records 
3.1 
Once the matter has been completed, the Judge shall seal any 
documents relating to the matter (including the Judge's notes and any 
reasons for decision) which the Court retains in an envelope and label 
it: 
'WITNESS PROTECTION MATTER No [
xx
] of [
YEAR
] 
[
HEADING
] 
Order of the Hon Justice [
NAME
] dated [
DATE
] 
NOTE: This envelope is not to be opened other than as ordered by a 
Judge.' 
3.2 
The Associate shall deliver the sealed envelope to the Manager 
(Customer Service) who shall record in the Register against the 
number of the matter the name of the Judge and the date of the order. 
3.3 
The envelope and the Register shall be kept in the secure area of the 
vault set aside for the purpose. 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
PD 9.14 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
3.4 
The envelope shall not be opened other than in accordance with the 
order of a Judge. 
3.5 
If an order authorising the opening of the envelope is made, the Judge 
who made the order shall, immediately after the further hearing, 
re-seal the envelope and endorse it with a note to this effect: 
'Envelope opened on [
DATE
] by order of [
NAME OF JUDGE
] 
Record of proceedings before [
NAME OF JUDGE
] on [
DATE
] 
Nature of the action taken [
give brief details
] 
Envelope re-sealed on [
DATE
]' 
3.6 
The Manager (Customer Service) shall transcribe the information 
required by par 3.5 in the Register against the number of the matter. 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
9.15
Applications under pt 6 div 3 of the 
Corruption, 
Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 
(WA)