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Foreword
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10.1 Appendix A: Main changes under the CPA
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10.3 Appendix C: Supreme Court Media Guidelines
10.4 Appendix D: Environment Court In-Court Media Coverage Guidelines 2011
10.5 Appendix E: Media and Reporting Protocol in the Youth Court
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10.7 Appendix G: Reporting Restrictions Statutory Prohibitions on Publications for Media as at November 2014
10.8 In Court Media Guidelines 2016
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