57Committal proceedings to be heard in open court

#### 57 Committal proceedings to be heard in open court 57 Committal proceedings to be heard in open court > > (1) Committal proceedings are to be heard as if in open court. > > > (2) This section is subject to any other Act or law. > > > (3) For the purpose only of facilitating the use of an electronic case management system established under the [Electronic Transactions Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-008) in committal proceedings, the hearing of a matter may be conducted in the absence of the public, with the consent of the parties to the proceedings concerned, if the matter— > > > > > (a) arises after the first appearance of the accused person in committal proceedings, and > > > > > (b) is of a procedural nature, and > > > > > (c) does not require the resolution of a disputed issue, and > > > > > (d) does not involve a person giving oral evidence. > > **s 57:** Ins 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[43\]. Subst 2017 No 55, Sch 1 \[3\].