Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A hearing fixed
under section 26(2) is to be held in the absence of the respondent.
(2) If an applicant
does not attend a hearing fixed under section 26(2) and has not filed an
affidavit under section 28, the court —
(a) if
it is satisfied the applicant was notified of the hearing, is to dismiss the
application; or
(b)
otherwise, is to adjourn the hearing.
(3) If an applicant
does not attend a hearing fixed under section 26(2) but, before the time fixed
for the hearing, has filed an affidavit under section 28, the court is to hear
the matter in the absence of the applicant.
(4) A hearing fixed
under section 26(2) is to be in closed court.
[(4a), (5) deleted]
[Section 27 amended: No. 38 of 2004 s. 15; No. 5
of 2008 s. 93; No. 30 of 2020 s. 61.]