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CurrentPublic hearing not required
Part 4Procedural matters
Division 4.3Hearings
59 Public hearing not required
(1)
The hearing of an application for a protection order, or part of the hearing, need not be in public if—
(a)
it is a hearing for an interim order; or
(b)
a party is not present at a time when the application is returned before the court.
Note
Division 4.2A provides for what happens if a party is not present when an application for a final order is returned before the court.
(2)
In this section:
returned, in relation to an application for a protection order—see section 52.
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