86Applications not to be heard in public

86 Applications not to be heard in public (1) Proceedings in relation to an application under this Part must be heard in the absence of the public. Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Registration) Act 2004 53 (2) Despite subsection (1), the court hearing the proceedings may, if it considers it to be appropriate, permit to be present during the hearing of the proceedings persons who are not: (a) parties to the proceedings; or (b) the legal representatives of those parties.