Part 1: The Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board Section 17: Restrictions on public access
This section enables the President of the Board to impose restrictions, by order.
	Subsection (1) sets out that the purpose of such an order is to restrict disclosure or publication of any evidence or documents given, produced or provided to the Board and to restrict the disclosure of a person’s identity.
	Subsection (2) means that a panel or single judicial member may also impose a restriction order.
	Subsections (3) and (4) set out matters which the President, panel or judicial member must take account of when determining the scope of a restriction order.
	Subsection ( 5  ) provides for the President, panel or judicial member to vary or revoke a restriction order.
	Subsection (6) means that the restrictions will remain in force indefinitely unless the President, panel or judicial member specifies an expiry date within the order, or the order is varied or revoked.