389DAttendance for ground rules hearings

389D Attendance for ground rules hearings (1) The following persons must attend a ground rules hearing— (a) a person acting for the prosecution; (b) the legal practitioner representing the accused or, if the accused is unrepresented, the accused; (c) the intermediary appointed for a witness, if any. (2) A witness is not required to attend a ground rules hearing. (3) The court may make an order that a witness for whom an intermediary is appointed not attend a ground rules hearing. S. 389E inserted by No. 5/2018 s. 25.