84A—Proceedings to be generally in public
(1) Subject to
subsection (2), an inquiry under this Part must be held in public.
(2) The Tribunal may
order that an inquiry or part of an inquiry be conducted in private if
satisfied that it is necessary to do so in the interests of justice or in
order to protect the privacy of clients of the legal practitioner or former
legal practitioner whose conduct is the subject of the inquiry.
(3) If proceedings of
the inquiry are held in private, the Tribunal must prepare a summary of the
proceedings containing such information as may be disclosed consistently with
the interests of justice and the need to protect the privacy of clients.
(4) A copy of any such
summary must be made available on request at the Tribunal's public office for
inspection by any interested member of the public.