Queensland Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 99J

99J Proceedings relating to this Act must usually be held in private

(1) A hearing of a proceeding before the tribunal to which this part applies must be held in private.

(2) However, the following are entitled to be present at the proceeding—

(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 separate representative representing a child in the proceeding;

(d) the public guardian;

(e) a witness while giving evidence;

(f) a support person for a witness, while the witness is giving evidence;

(g) a person allowed to be present by the tribunal.

(3) This section is subject to the QCAT Act , section 220 .

Editor’s note—

QCAT Act , section 220 (Tribunal may exclude person)