Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW TRIBUNAL ACT 2024 - SECT 69

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.