restrictions on the publication of details leading to the identification of a victim of crime. The Magistrates Court Act 1989 (s. 126) allows, in the public interest, concealment of the names of witnesses or persons whose safety is endangered, and The Health Act 1958 (s. 129) allows for the suppression of the name of a victim allegedly infected with HIV (Fox 1997). Further, while criminal proceedings are generally held in open courts with minimal, if any, restrictions on reporting by the press: "the superior courts have an inherent right, which is exercised in exceptional circumstances, to conduct their business in camera [in a court closed to the public] or to conceal the identity of witnesses by use of pseudonyms or other means . . . a trial judge may order that the whole or part of the proceedings be heard in a closed court, or may limit who may be present in the court-room, or may impose restrictions on the reporting of proceedings" (Fox 1997: 240). Victoria is the only Australian state or territory that allows for criminal proceedings to be held in camera for any type of case (Magistrates Court Act 1989 (Vic.), ss. 126, 3 (1)). Other Australian states and territories restrict in camera proceedings to cases where a sexual offence is alleged to have been committed (Bishop 1998). In Victoria, there has also been recent case law on the emerging idea of allowing witnesses to use pseudonyms where they are at risk. Though not specifically designed to