Section 44ZD — Competition and Consumer Act 2010: Hearing to be in private

(1) Subject to subsection (2), an arbitration hearing for an access dispute is to be in private. (2) If the parties agree, an arbitration hearing or part of an arbitration hearing may be conducted in public. (3) The member of the Commission who is presiding at an arbitration hearing that is conducted in private may give written directions as to the persons who may be present. (4) In giving directions under subsection (3), the member presiding must have regard to the wishes of the parties and the need for commercial confidentiality.