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thereto and the legal practitioners representing them to such
extent as the court or other authority –
(a)
may by law be empowered to do
and may consider necessary or
expedient in circumstances where
publicity would prejudice the interests
of justice orininterlocutory
proceedings or in the interests of
public morality, the welfare of
persons under the age of eighteen
years or the protection of the
private lives of persons concerned
in the proceedings; or
may by law be empowered or
required to do in the interests of
defence, public safety or public order.
(b)
(12) Nothing contained in or done under the
authority of any law shall be held to be inconsistent with or in
contravention of -
(a)
subsection (2)(a) of this section to the
extent that the law in question
imposes upon any person charged
with a criminal offence the burden
of proving particular facts;
subsection (2)(e) of this section to the
extent that the law in question
imposes reasonable conditions that
must be satisfied if witnesses called to
testify on behalf of an accused person
are to be paid their expenses out of
public funds; or
subsection (5) of this section to the
extent that the law in question
authorises a court to try a member of
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(b)
(c)
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