Section 75 — Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988: Right of person to be heard and call evidence

75 Right of person to be heard and call evidence (1) Where the person in respect of whom an application for the exercise of the Court's jurisdiction under this Act is made is not a party to the application, the person shall be entitled to be heard by the Court, whether in person or through a barrister or solicitor, and to call witnesses, and to cross-examine any witness called by any party to the proceedings. (2) Without limiting anything in subsection (1) of this section, where the person is present and appears capable of addressing the Court, the Court shall give the person an opportunity to do so; and, in any such case, the Court may, if it thinks it desirable to do so, require any parent or guardian of that person, or any other person with whom that person is living, or any barrister or solicitor representing any such parent, guardian, or other person, to withdraw from the Court while the person is addressing the Court. (3) Nothing in this section shall limit or affect the rights of the person in respect of whom the application is made where the person is a party to the proceedings.