Attendance at hearings
20 Attendance at hearings
If the relevant applicant does not attend a hearing fixed under section 16, the relevant court —
if it is satisfied the relevant applicant was notified of the hearing — must dismiss the application; or
otherwise, must adjourn the hearing.
If the relevant respondent does not attend a hearing fixed under section 16 and the relevant applicant does attend, the relevant court —
if it is satisfied that the relevant respondent was served with a summons requiring the relevant respondent to attend the hearing — must hear the matter in the absence of the relevant respondent; or
otherwise, must adjourn the hearing.
The registrar of a court that adjourns a hearing must notify any party permitted to attend the hearing who was not present when the hearing was adjourned.
[Section 20 amended: No. 35 of 2024 s. 82.]
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