sec.644Public hearings

### sec.644 Public hearings A hearing before the committee must be open to the public, unless the committee directs that the hearing or a part of the hearing be closed to the public. The committee may not direct that a hearing or a part of a hearing be closed to the public unless satisfied that it is desirable to do so in the public interest for reasons connected with— the subject matter of the hearing; or the nature of the evidence to be given. s 644 amd 2009 No. 24 s 1532 (sec.644-ssec.1) A hearing before the committee must be open to the public, unless the committee directs that the hearing or a part of the hearing be closed to the public. (sec.644-ssec.2) The committee may not direct that a hearing or a part of a hearing be closed to the public unless satisfied that it is desirable to do so in the public interest for reasons connected with— the subject matter of the hearing; or the nature of the evidence to be given. - (a) the subject matter of the hearing; or - (b) the nature of the evidence to be given.