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

#### 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.