Consolidated practice directions

 
Legislative Requirements 
 
9. 
The court's capacity to publish audio-visual recordings of its 
proceedings will be exercised in a manner which complies with 
applicable legislative requirements, such as prohibitions on: 
(a) the disclosure or publication of information that identifies, or is 
likely to identify, a juror in particular proceedings (pt IXA of the 
Juries Act 1907
(WA)); 
(b) the publication of information likely to lead members of the public 
to identify a complainant in proceedings for a sexual offence, or a 
school which the complainant attends (s 36C of the 
Evidence Act 
1906
(WA)); 
(c) the publication of information likely to lead to the identification of 
a child concerned in proceedings in the Children's Court of 
Western Australia, or another court on appeal from that court (s 35 
of the 
Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988
(WA)); 
(d) the publication of information which identifies parties to family 
law proceedings, their associates and witnesses in the proceedings 
(s 243 of the 
Family Court Act 1997
(WA) and s 121 of the 
Family Law 
Act 1975
(Cth)). 
10. These restrictions may preclude the publication of an audio-visual 
recording of some kinds of proceedings in the court. 

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3. Recording or transmitting proceedings 
PD 3.4 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
Copyright 
 
11. Publication by the court does not involve any waiver of copyright in the 
audio-visual recording or transmission.
Applications for publication of audio-visual recordings of court 
proceedings 
 
12. A person (whether or not a party to the proceeding) may request that 
the whole or part of a court proceeding be live-streamed or recorded for 
subsequent publication on the court's website. Requests, together with 
reasons for the request, should be directed to the associate to the 
presiding judicial officer of the court concerned. If the presiding judicial 
officer is not known, the request should be directed to the Principal 
Registrar or the Court of Appeal Registrar (as appropriate).
13. To enable appropriate planning, and consultation with the parties under 
par 8, a request should be made in an approved form as soon as 
possible, and ordinarily at least seven (7) days, prior to the hearing 
concerned. The court may not be in a position to accede to requests 
made shortly prior to a hearing. 

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4. General Division - Civil 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
4.