Effective Date: 22 January 2024
CRIM 19
Purpose: This practice direction sets out the general procedure for applying under s. 486.51 of the Criminal Code to vary or revoke a publication ban made under s. 486.4 or 486.5 of the Code. Section 486.51 was enacted on October 26, 2023, and provides that a person who is the subject of an order made under either of those provisions may request that the prosecutor apply on their behalf to have the order varied or revoked. The person who is the subject of the order may also make the application themselves, or another person may apply on their behalf.
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