Singapore legislation

Clause 4

of Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Bill

Clause 4

Amendment of section 5

Section 5 of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016 is amended —

(a)

by deleting the word “leave” in subsection (1)(a) and substituting the word “permission”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after paragraph (a) of subsection (1), the following paragraph:“(aa)to make an audio or a visual recording or both of court proceedings, or any recording derived directly or indirectly from it, without the permission of the court;”;

(c)

by deleting the words “made by means of any such audio recorder, electronic device or other instrument” in subsection (1)(b) and substituting the words “(being a recording mentioned in paragraph (aa) or made by means of any audio recorder, electronic device or other instrument mentioned in paragraph (a))”;

(d)

by deleting the words “leave granted under paragraph (a)” in subsection (1)(c) and substituting the words “permission granted under paragraph (a) or (aa)”;

(e)

by deleting the words “Leave under subsection (1)(a)” in subsection (2) and substituting the words “Permission under subsection (1)(a) or (aa)”;

(f)

by deleting the word “leave” wherever it appears in subsection (2) and substituting in each case the word “permission”;

(g)

by deleting the words “under subsection (1)(a), the court may order the audio recorder, electronic device or other instrument, or any recording made with it, or both,” in subsection (3) and substituting the words “under subsection (1)(a) or (aa), the court may order the audio recorder, electronic device or other instrument mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or any recording made with it, or both, or the recording mentioned in subsection (1)(aa),”; and

(h)

by inserting, immediately after subsection (4), the following subsection:“(5) In this section —

(a)

“court proceedings” includes court proceedings, or any part of court proceedings, conducted through any electronic means of communication;

(b)

the reference to an audio or a visual recording of court proceedings includes an audio or a visual recording of —

(i)

a person participating in a court proceeding; or

(ii)

a person viewing or listening to a court proceeding, including an audio or a visual recording of a court proceeding; and

(c)

“recording” includes any recording of a temporary nature, including (but not limited to) any such recording for the purposes of contemporaneous or instantaneous publication or transmission.”.

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