Consolidated practice directions

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The purpose of this Practice Direction
 
1. 
T
his Practice Direction establishes guidelines for the use of the court’s 
capacity to publish audio-visual recordings of its proceedings by using 
the court's equipment to either: 
(a) web-stream court proceedings live over the internet; or 
(b) make an audio-visual recording of the proceedings which will be 
available for download on the Court's website. 
2. 
This practice direction does not deal with the use by a third-party of 
equipment to record or transmit court proceedings (which is dealt with 
by Practice Direction 3.1). Nor does this Practice Direction provide for 
access to audio or visual records produced for security or transcript 
monitoring purposes. 
The Court's capacity to publish audio-video recordings 
 
3. 
Courts located in the David Malcolm Justice Centre, and most courts 
located at Stirling Gardens, have the capacity to live-stream proceedings 
to the internet in real-time. Those courts also have the capacity to make 
an audio-visual recording of a live stream of proceedings to the internet, 
for subsequent publication on the court's website. The court does not 
currently have the capacity to edit that recorded footage. 
4. 
Certain courts at Stirling Gardens have the capacity to make an 
audio-visual recording of proceedings which may be published on the 
court's website at a later date and time following the proceedings.
Courts located at the David Malcolm Justice Centre do not currently 
have the capacity to record proceedings which are not being 
live-streamed in a manner suitable for internet publication.
5. 
Generally, images can be taken from a camera at the rear of the court, or 
cameras which can focus on the judge and either counsel or a witness.
The judicial officer's associate has control of the camera selection and 
whether audio is transmitted. The judicial officer's associate has the 
capacity to stop a live-feed using equipment in the court. 

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3. Recording or transmitting proceedings 
PD 3.4 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction