251Procedure where both parties do not appear

#### 251 Procedure where both parties do not appear 251 Procedure where both parties do not appear > If both the prosecutor and the accused person are not present, on a day and at the time and place to which a hearing has been adjourned, the court may proceed to hear and determine the matter in the absence of the parties. > > **ss 250–252:** Ins 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[82\].