Consolidated practice directions

3. 
Making or declining to make the order 
3.1 
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. 
3.2 
If the applicant or the applicant's representative is not present at the 
hearing, the Judge's Associate will deliver the order to the applicant or 
the applicant's representative within the precincts of the Court. 
3.3 
The applicant shall have the order engrossed and shall return two 
copies thereof to the Associate which the Associate will present to the 
Judge for his or her signature. 
3.4 
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. 
3.5 
The Associate shall arrange for the signed order to be collected by the 
applicant or the applicant's representative personally. 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
PD 9.16 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
3.6 
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 has been collected by the applicant. 
3.7 
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. 
3.8 
If a judge chooses to record the hearing of the application or the 
delivery of his or her reasons, the recording shall be only on to a 
secure digital card. No copy of that recording is to be made, retained 
or distributed.