Hearing not to be in public
51 Hearing not to be in public
This section applies to the hearing in the court or the Court of Appeal of a proceeding under this Act relating to a child.
The hearing for the proceeding is not open to the public.
Despite section 20 of the Childrens Court Act 1992, a court must exclude from the room in which the court is sitting a person who is not—
the child; or
an applicant or an appellant; or
a respondent; or
a birth parent; or
an intended parent; or
a lawyer of a party to the proceeding or of a person mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e); or
a witness giving evidence.
However, the court may permit a person to be present during the hearing if the court is satisfied it is in the interests of justice to do so.
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