Re WD (No 2)
Supreme Court of Victoria
Elliott J
22/12/2023
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Practice and procedure — Open justice — Suppression orders — Child charged with murder — Extensive media coverage of offending — Legislative prohibition of publication of information likely to lead to identification of a child involved in proceedings in or arising from the Children’s Court — Application by guardian for declaratory relief and suppression order — Suppression order sought in relation to proceedings in both Children’s Court and Supreme Court — Interaction of legislative schemes — Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic), s 534 — Open Courts Act 2013 (Vic), ss 8(1A), 8(2), 8(3), 13, 17, 18(1)(c)
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