(1) A Commissioner may hold hearings in connection with the Special Commission.(2) Where a Commissioner decides to hold a hearing, the hearing shall take place in public, unless the Commissioner, if satisfied that it is desirable to do so by reason of the confidential nature of any evidence or matter or for any other reason, directs that the hearing take place in private.(3) Where a Commissioner directs that a hearing to be held by the Commissioner take place in private, the Commissioner may give directions as to the persons who may be present at the hearing.(4) Where, at a hearing by a Commissioner that is held in public, the Commissioner is satisfied that it is desirable to do so by reason of the confidential nature of any evidence or matter or for any other reason, the Commissioner may direct that the hearing or a part of the hearing take place in private and give directions as to the persons who may be present.
Special Commissions of Inquiry Act 1983 No 90