183Proceedings under this Part

### 183 Proceedings under this Part > [*\[Section 183 Inserted by No. 60 of 2013, s. 12, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-060#GS12@EN) > > > (1)  Proceedings on an application under this Part are taken to be civil proceedings for all purposes. > > > (2)  A court dealing with proceedings under this Part may do one or more of the following: > > > > > > (a) order that the whole or any part of the proceedings is to be heard in closed court; > > > > > > > (b) order that only persons, or classes of persons, specified by the court may be present during the whole or any part of the proceedings; > > > > > > > (c) order that the publication of a report of the whole or any part of the proceedings, or of any information derived from the proceedings, is prohibited. > > > (3)  Except in relation to an offence under this Part – > > > > > > (a) a rule of construction that is applicable only in relation to the criminal law does not apply in the interpretation of this Part; and > > > > > > > (b) the rules of evidence applicable in civil proceedings apply in proceedings under this Part; and > > > > > > > (c) the rules of evidence applicable only in criminal proceedings do not apply in proceedings under this Part; and > > > > > > > (d) a question of fact to be decided by a court in proceedings on an application under this Part is to be decided on the balance of probabilities. > > > (4)  A decision under this Part, except under [Division 4](#HP9@HD4@EN) , about the existence of grounds for doing or suspecting anything may be based on hearsay evidence or hearsay information.