Section 7 enables the court to make a suppression or non-publication order on one or more of the grounds set out in s 8 that would prohibit or restrict the publication or other disclosure of:
(i) information that would identify or is otherwise concerned or associated with a party to or witness in proceedings before the court, or (ii) information that comprises evidence, or information about evidence, given in proceedings before the court.
Section 8(2) requires the court to specify the ground/s on which an order is made, which are set out in s 8(1) as follows:
(i) the order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the proper administration of justice,(ii) the order is necessary to prevent prejudice to the interests of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory in relation to national or international security, (iii) the order is necessary to protect the safety of any person,(iv) the order is necessary to avoid causing undue distress or embarrassment to a party to or witness in criminal proceedings involving an offence of a sexual nature (including an act of indecency), (v) it is otherwise necessary in the public interest for the order to be made and the public interest significantly outweighs the public interest in open justice.