61Who may be present at pre-trial hearing

61 Who may be present at pre-trial hearing (1) Only the following people may be present in the courtroom at the pre-trial hearing: (a) the presiding judicial officer; (b) the prosecutor; (c) the accused person; (d) the accused person’s lawyer; (e) anyone else the court considers appropriate. (2) While the witness is at an external place to give evidence, only the following people may be present at the place: (a) a support person under section 49 (1) or section 101; (b) anyone else the court considers appropriate. (3) Each person who is present at the external place where the witness is to give evidence must be recorded on the audiovisual recording recorded under section 62. (4) The judicial officer who presides at the pre-trial hearing need not be the judicial officer who presides at the trial at which the audiovisual recording of the witness’s evidence is tendered.