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Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003

Procedural provisions - Persons entitled to be heard

131: Court may dispense with hearing in certain circumstances

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"The court can make a decision without a hearing if no one wants to speak."

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The court can decide on an application without a formal hearing if it thinks no one wants to speak about it. You might not get a chance to talk in court if nobody wants to say anything. The court makes this decision if it is satisfied that nobody wants to be heard.

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Part 9Procedural provisions
Persons entitled to be heard

131Court may dispense with hearing in certain circumstances

  1. Despite any other provision of this Part, the court may determine an application without a formal hearing if it is satisfied that no person wishes to be heard in respect of the application.

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