sec.361Proceeding must always be held in private

sec.361 Proceeding must always be held in private

A hearing of a proceeding for a QCAT child-related employment review must be held in private. However, the following are entitled to be present at the proceeding— each party to the proceeding; if, under an Act, a party is entitled to be represented by someone else at the proceeding, the party’s representative; a witness while giving evidence; a person allowed to be present to support a party; a person allowed to be present to support a witness, while the witness is giving evidence; a person allowed to be present by QCAT. This section is subject to the QCAT Act , section 220 . QCAT Act , section 220 (Tribunal may exclude person) s 361 (prev s 128D) ins 2009 No. 24 s 37 renum 2010 No. 5 s 56 (3) sch 2 amdt 80 (sec.361-ssec.1) A hearing of a proceeding for a QCAT child-related employment review must be held in private. (sec.361-ssec.2) However, the following are entitled to be present at the proceeding— each party to the proceeding; if, under an Act, a party is entitled to be represented by someone else at the proceeding, the party’s representative; a witness while giving evidence; a person allowed to be present to support a party; a person allowed to be present to support a witness, while the witness is giving evidence; a person allowed to be present by QCAT. (sec.361-ssec.3) This section is subject to the QCAT Act , section 220 . QCAT Act , section 220 (Tribunal may exclude person)

• (a) each party to the proceeding;
• (b) if, under an Act, a party is entitled to be represented by someone else at the proceeding, the party’s representative;
• (c) a witness while giving evidence;
• (d) a person allowed to be present to support a party;
• (e) a person allowed to be present to support a witness, while the witness is giving evidence;
• (f) a person allowed to be present by QCAT.