157Hearings to be public unless otherwise ordered

157 Hearings to be public unless otherwise ordered (1) Subject to this section, all hearings of the PRS Board on an appeal or a review must be held in public. (2) The PRS Board, on its own initiative or on the application of a party, may direct that a hearing or any part of it be held in private, if the PRS Board is satisfied that the holding of the hearing or part in private would facilitate the conduct of the appeal or review or would otherwise be in the public interest. (3) If the PRS Board considers it necessary to do so in the public interest, it may make an order prohibiting the reporting or other publication or disclosure of any hearing or part of a hearing or of any information derived from the hearing or part, except by, or with the leave of, the PRS Board. S. 157(3A) inserted by No. 54/2016 s. 17(1). (3A) The PRS Board must make an order prohibiting the reporting or other publication or disclosure of any hearing or part of a hearing or of any information derived from the hearing or part, if— (a) the PRS Board considers the reporting or other publication or disclosure would contain information likely to lead to the identification of a person specified in subsection (3B); and (b) the PRS Board does not consider the reporting or other publication or disclosure of the information referred to in paragraph (a) to be in the public interest. S. 157(3B) inserted by No. 54/2016 s. 17(1). (3B) For the purposes of subsection (3A), the specified persons are— (a) a person who, during an investigation or inquiry under Part 7 or during an appeal or review, has made a complaint or raised a concern about the conduct of the appellant or applicant for review; or (b) a person who, during an investigation or inquiry under Part 7 or during an appeal or review, has given information about the conduct of the appellant or applicant for review; or (c) a person who has been adversely affected by the conduct of the appellant or applicant for review. S. 157(4) amended by No. 54/2016 s. 17(2). (4) If an order is made under subsection (3) or (3A), the PRS Board must cause a copy of the order to be displayed in a conspicuous place where the hearing is held.