Victorian Numbered Acts

SPENT CONVICTIONS ACT 2021 (NO. 13 OF 2021) - SECT 16

    (1)     The Magistrates' Court may hold a hearing to determine an application under section 11.

    (2)         A hearing must be closed to the public unless     the Court considers that the circumstances of the case justify the hearing being open to the public.

    (3)     If the Court holds a hearing the Court must give written notice of the time, date and place of the hearing to the following persons—

        (a)     the applicant;

        (b)     the Attorney-General;

        (c)     the Chief Commissioner of Police.

    (4)     If a hearing is closed to the public, the Court must provide directions on which persons may be present at the hearing in addition to the persons specified in subsection (3).