The Department of Judicial Administration (DJA) has decided to establish a registry of stenographers working at the courts.
The DJA has published a policy on the registry of court stenographers, which aims to make the work of stenographers more efficient and solve the issues related to transcribing recordings of court hearings. The policy states that individuals over 18 years of age without criminal records are allowed to register as stenographers. They should also not be involved in any other administrative work at the courts and should have permission to work as a stenographer from any private company they are employed in.
Additionally, the policy states that the courts are required to provide the necessary resources to stenographers and to keep a record of their attendance. Courts should also use stenographers to transcribe recordings that are no less than 20 minutes.
Individuals can register by submitting the application form and criminal form to the DJA. Registered stenographers will receive a wage of USD3 per page of transcription from the relevant court administrative section. The DJA will maintain the registry and has the authority to remove stenographers from the registry if they fail to follow the regulations or show poor quality in their work.