200FCourt of inquiry to sit in private

1. A court of inquiry must sit in private, and no person may attend a sitting of the court except—

2. the members:
3. a counsel appointed under section 200B(3):
4. a witness giving evidence:
5. if section 200N applies,—
   1. the person who is affected or is likely to be affected by the inquiry:
   2. that person’s legal representative if the president approves the person being legally represented at the inquiry:
6. any other persons who may be authorised by the president to be present.

7. A person may not be represented at the inquiry and may not have an adviser present to assist him or her at the inquiry, unless—

8. section 200N applies; and
9. the president approves the person who is affected or is likely to be affected by the inquiry being legally represented.