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These guidelines apply to all proceedings in all courts, unless otherwise stated.
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Our court system
2.1 Supreme Court 2.2 Court of Appeal 2.3 High Court 2.4 District Courts 2.5 Maori Land Court 2.6 Environment Court 2.7 Employment Court 2.8 Coroners Court 2.9 Waitangi Tribunal 2.10 Other tribunals
3. Key participants for media in the court
3.1 Judges 3.2 Court registrar 3.3 Court manager 3.4 Court taker 3.5 Court reporter
4. Media in court
4.1 Media bench 4.2 Press sheets 4.3 Court lists 4.4 Courtroom courtesy 4.5 Filming, photographing and recording in court
Making an application Response to an application If someone objects Judicial decisions
4.6 Other points to note when filming, photographing and recording in court
Sensitive cases Witness protection Additional discretionary witness protection Name or detail suppression Jurors and juries Recording equipment Courtroom sketches Outside the courthouse
4.7 Filming and photographing in and around the court for other purposes
5. Courts with special media provisions
5.1 Supreme Court 5.2 Media coverage of Waitangi Tribunal proceedings 5.3 Coroners Court 5.4 Family Court
Accredited media provisions Identification In court Restrictions on reporting and publication Mixed proceedings Court lists
5.5 Youth Court
Restrictions on reporting Family Group Conferences Identification
6. Access to court information
6.1 Court information v Ministry of Justice information 6.2 Searches and search rules 6.3 Written statements 6.4 Copies of judgments 6.5 Copies of convictions 6.6 Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004 6.7 Official Information Act 1982 6.8 Personal information 6.9 Fees
7. Courts with special rules concerning access to information
7.1 Maori Land Court 7.2 Environment Court 7.3 Coroners Court
8. Ministry of Justice media contacts
9. References
10. Appendices
Appendix One In-Court Media Coverage Guidelines 2003
Schedule 1 Application for In-Court Media Coverage Schedule 2 Standard Conditions for Television Coverage Schedule 3 Standard Conditions for Still Photographs Schedule 4 Standard Conditions for Radio Coverage
Appendix Two Supreme Court Media Guidelines Appendix Three Application for Media
Media Guide for Reporting the Courts [PDF - Adobe Acrobat v5 2149KB]
May 2007