COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING) ACT 2004 - SECT 20

COMMUNITY PROTECTION (OFFENDER REPORTING) ACT 2004 - SECT 20

20 .         Attendance at hearings

        (1)         If the applicant does not attend a hearing fixed under section 16, the court —

            (a)         if it is satisfied the applicant was notified of the hearing — must dismiss the application; or

            (b)         otherwise, must adjourn the hearing.

        (2)         If the respondent does not attend a hearing fixed under section 16 and the applicant does attend, the court —

            (a)         if it is satisfied that the respondent was served with a summons requiring the respondent to attend the hearing — must hear the matter in the absence of the respondent; or

            (b)         otherwise, must adjourn the hearing.

        (3)         The registrar of a court that adjourns a hearing must notify any party permitted to attend the hearing who was not present when the hearing was adjourned.