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54 Public hearing not required (1) The hearing of an application for a protection order, or part of the hearing, need not be in public if— (a) it is a hearing for an interim order; or (b) a party is not present at a time when the application is returned Note Division 4.2A provides for what happens if a party is not present when an application for a final order is returned before the court. (2) In this section: returned, in relation to an application for a protection order—see section 47.