Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01298:clause:1_55
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01298
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 55
Character Range: 20559–21251

55  After subsection 25(7)
Insert:

 (7A) If a person (other than a member or a member of the staff of the Authority) is present at a hearing while another person (the witness) is giving evidence at the hearing, the Authority must:
 (a) inform the witness that the person is present; and
 (b) give the witness an opportunity to comment on the presence of the person.

 (7B) To avoid doubt, a person does not cease to be entitled to be present at a hearing or part of a hearing if:
 (a) the Authority fails to comply with subsection (7A); or
 (b) a witness comments adversely on the presence of the person under paragraph (7A)(b).

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