Consolidated practice directions

4. 
Hearing and subsequent activity 
4.1 
The application shall be heard by the Judge without notice being given 
to any person the subject of the application in accordance with the 
provision of s.107 of the Act. 
4.2 
Where an order is made, the applicant shall have the order engrossed 
and lodge it in duplicate in a sealed envelope with the Associate for 
presentation to the Judge to be signed by the Judge. The signature of 
the Judge shall be sufficient authentication of the order and it shall not 
be necessary for the order to be settled by a Registrar or sealed. 
4.3 
The Associate shall arrange for a signed copy of the order in a sealed 
envelope to be collected personally by the applicant or the applicant's 
representative. The other copy of the order shall be securely retained 
by the Court. 
4.4 
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. 
5. 
Custody of records 
5.1 
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: 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
PD 9.15 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
'Assumed Identity No [
xx
] of [
YEAR
] 
Order of the Hon Justice [
NAME
] dated [
DATE
] 
NOTE: This envelope is not to be opened other than as ordered by a 
Judge.' 
5.2 
The Associate shall deliver the sealed envelope to the Court Officer 
who shall record in the Register against the number of the matter the 
name of the Judge and the date of the order. 
5.3 
The envelope and the Register shall be kept in the secure area of the 
vault set aside for the purpose. 
5.4 
The envelope shall not be opened other than in accordance with the 
order of a Judge. 
5.5 
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
]' 
5.6 
The Court Officer shall transcribe the information required by par 5.5 
in the Register against the number of the matter. 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
9.16
Applications under the 
Criminal Investigation 
(Covert Powers) Act 2012 
(WA)