Queensland Consolidated Acts

HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2019 - SECT 31

31 Fair hearing

(1) A person charged with a criminal offence or a party to a civil proceeding has the right to have the charge or proceeding decided by a competent, independent and impartial court or tribunal after a fair and public hearing.

(2) However, a court or tribunal may exclude members of media organisations, other persons or the general public from all or part of a hearing in the public interest or the interests of justice.

(3) All judgments or decisions made by a court or tribunal in a proceeding must be publicly available.