Section 277 — Resource Management Act 1991: Hearings and evidence generally to be public

277 Hearings and evidence generally to be public (1) All hearings of the Environment Court shall be held in public except as provided in subsection (2) . (2) The Environment Court may— (a) Order that any evidence be heard in private: (b) Prohibit or restrict the publication of any evidence—

if it considers that the reasons for doing so outweigh the public interest in a public hearing and publication of evidence. The words “ Environment Court ” in subsections (1) and (2) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the words “ Planning Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).