Section 18, Local Courts Act, 1963

The room or place in which a Local Court sits shall be an open or public court to which members of the public may have access so long as they shall be of good behaviour and so far as it may conveniently contain them: Provided that a Local Court may exclude members of the public in cases where young persons are involved or where the administration of justice would be rendered impracticable by presence of the public. [Margin: Courts power to make Orders and impose punishment.]