Hearing to be in public except in exceptional cases
492 Hearing to be in public except in exceptional cases
This section applies to a hearing conducted under this Division.
The basic rule is that the hearing must take place in public.
However, the hearing, or a part of the hearing, may be conducted in private if the ACMA is satisfied that:
evidence that may be given, or a matter that may arise, during the hearing or a part of the hearing is of a confidential nature; or
hearing a matter, or part of a matter, in public would not be conducive to the due administration of this Act.
If the hearing is to be conducted in public, the ACMA must give reasonable public notice of the conduct of the hearing.
In this section:
this Act includes:
the Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999 and regulations under that Act; and
the Spam Act 2003 and regulations under that Act; and
the Do Not Call Register Act 2006 and regulations under that Act.
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