Police Administration Act 1978

The court:

must hear and decide the application with as little delay as possible and in the absence of the public; and

may, in extraordinary circumstances, adjourn the application (but for no more than 24 hours) to allow further evidence to be put before the court; and

must ensure that the transferor and the third party are given the opportunity to be represented by a lawyer at the hearing; and

may appoint another responsible person to be the third party for the transferor if satisfied that the third party on whom the application was served is not available to attend the hearing or otherwise act as third party under this Division.

An affected member cannot be compelled to give evidence at the hearing.