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State Courts Act 1970 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Administration
63. Impounding documents
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Last amended by an amending law of 2014.
(1)
A State Court may order any document produced before it in any proceedings to be impounded.
(2)
The document which has been impounded must not be delivered out of the custody of the court or inspected except on an order signed by a judicial officer.
judicial officer
Defined · s 2
“judicial officer” means a District Judge, Magistrate or registrar;
(3)
The court that impounded the document may direct the document to be sent to the Attorney-General, the Commissioner of Stamp Duties or any other officer of the Government.