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248 Hearings to be public
(1) The Heritage Council must conduct its hearings publicly.
(2) Despite subsection (1), the Heritage Council is not required to conduct a hearing, or part of a hearing, publicly if—
(a) a person making a submission objects to making the submission publicly; and
(b) the Heritage Council is satisfied that the submission is of a confidential nature.
S. 248A inserted by No. 5/2023 s. 15.