41GHearings

41G Hearings

41G Hearings

(1) A public inquirer may hold hearings in connection with a public inquiry.

(2) A hearing is to be held in public unless the public inquirer directs differently.

(3) The public inquirer may direct that a hearing (or part of a hearing) be held in private if satisfied that it is desirable to do so because of the confidential nature of any evidence or matter or for any other reason.

(4) When deciding whether to direct that a hearing be held in private (and without limiting subsection (3)), one of the matters that the public inquirer must take into account is the effect of a public hearing on the reputation of any persons appearing before the public inquiry.

(5) If the public inquirer directs that a hearing (or part of a hearing) is to be held in private, the public inquirer may give directions as to the persons who may be present at the hearing (or that part of the hearing).

s 41G: Ins 2017 No 36, Sch 1 [7].