10Director has standing to appear or be represented at certain hearings

10 Director has standing to appear or be represented at certain hearings (1) Subject to subsection (3), the Director is entitled to appear or be represented and to give evidence at the hearing of the following— (a) an application under section 30 challenging being a declared director; (b) a proceeding under section 165; (c) a proceeding under Part 3B of the **Sentencing Act 1991**, unless the court orders otherwise. (2) Without limiting any other power of the Director to appear or be represented or give evidence in any proceeding, the Director may appear or be represented and give evidence at the hearing of any proceeding if the court hearing that proceeding requires the Director to do so. (3) The absence of the Director or the Director's representative does not prevent a court from making any order. (4) Nothing in this section requires the Director to appear or be represented at a hearing referred to in subsection (1). Pt 2A (Heading and ss 10A–10L) inserted by No. 29/2016 s. 6.