Attendance at hearings
99 Attendance at hearings
If the applicant does not attend a hearing fixed under section 88 or 97 or a further hearing fixed under section 92, the court —
if it is satisfied the applicant was notified of the hearing — must dismiss the application; or
otherwise, must adjourn the hearing.
If the respondent does not attend a hearing fixed under section 88 or 97 or a further hearing fixed under section 92 and the applicant does attend, the court —
if it is satisfied that the respondent was served with a summons requiring the respondent to attend the hearing — must hear the matter in the absence of the 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.
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