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CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2005 - SECT 71

Business in the absence of the public

71 Business in the absence of the public

(cf Act No 52 1970, section 80)
Subject to any Act, the business of a court in relation to any proceedings may be conducted in the absence of the public in any of the following circumstances--

(a) on the hearing of an interlocutory application, except while a witness is giving oral evidence,
(b) if the presence of the public would defeat the ends of justice,
(c) if the business concerns the guardianship, custody or maintenance of a minor,
(d) if the proceedings are not before a jury and are formal or non-contentious,
(e) if the business does not involve the appearance before the court of any person,
(f) if, in proceedings in the Equity Division of the Supreme Court, the court thinks fit,
(g) if the uniform rules so provide.



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