Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00141:section:69
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00141
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 69
Character Range: 100392–101392

69  Hearings to be in public unless practice directions or Tribunal order requires otherwise

General rule
 (1) The hearing of a proceeding in the Tribunal must be in public.
Note: The hearing of a proceeding is the substantive hearing of the matter before the Tribunal. Directions hearings do not need to be in public (see the definition of hearing of a proceeding in section 4).

Exception—practice directions may require private hearing
 (2) Despite subsection (1), in the circumstances specified in the practice directions:
 (a) the hearing or part of the hearing is to take place in private; and
 (b) only the persons specified in the practice directions may be present.

Exception—Tribunal may require private hearing
 (3) Despite subsection (1), the Tribunal may, by order:
 (a) direct that the hearing or part of the hearing is to take place in private; and
 (b) give directions in relation to the persons who may be present.
Note: The power must be exercised in accordance with section 71.