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Commerce Act 1986

Enforcement, remedies, and appeals - Appeals from determinations of Commission

96: Court may order proceedings to be heard in private

You could also call this:

"The court can hold a hearing in private to keep some information secret."

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If you are involved in a court case under the Commerce Act 1986, the court can decide to hold the hearing in private. The court can choose to do this for the whole hearing or just part of it. You should know that the court has the power to make this decision.

The court can also stop people from publishing reports or descriptions of what happens in the court case. This can apply to hearings that are held in public or in private. However, the court cannot stop people from publishing its final decision.

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Part 6Enforcement, remedies, and appeals
Appeals from determinations of Commission

96Court may order proceedings to be heard in private

  1. The court may, in its discretion, order that the hearing or any part of the hearing of any proceedings under this Act shall be held in private.

  2. The court may make an order prohibiting the publication of any report or description of proceedings or any part of proceedings under this Act (whether heard in public or in private); but no order under this subsection shall prohibit the publication of any determination of the court.