National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

CHAPTER 6 - COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT  

PART 6-5 - HEARINGS  

Division 2 - Hearings  

SECTION 279   REQUEST BY PERSON APPEARING AT HEARING THAT IT TAKE PLACE IN PUBLIC  

279(1)   [ Public hearings]  

Subject to section 280 , if:

(a) the Commonwealth credit legislation requires ASIC to give a person an opportunity to appear at a hearing; and

(b) the person requests that the hearing or part of the hearing take place in public;

the hearing or part must take place in public.

279(2)   [ Exception to subsection (1)]  

Despite subsection (1), if ASIC is satisfied, having regard to the matters referred to in subsection 278(2) , that it is desirable that a hearing or part of a hearing take place in private, it may direct that the hearing or part take place in private.

279(3)   [ Not a legislative instrument]  

If a direction given under subsection (2) is in writing, it is not a legislative instrument.