PART 2Selection of children's hearings and pre-hearing panel members and duties of members

Procedure at children's hearings and pre-hearing panels where not otherwise specified7

1

The procedure at any children's hearing or pre-hearing panel required to be held by virtue of the Act or any other enactment, unless that procedure is provided for under the Act or these Rules, is to be determined by the chairing member.

2

The children's hearing or pre-hearing panel, if it considers it appropriate to do so, may adjourn the children's hearing or pre-hearing panel, as the case may be—

a

on the initiative of the children's hearing or pre-hearing panel; or

b

on the request of any person attending the hearing.

3

Where a children's hearing or pre-hearing panel has been adjourned it must re-convene on the same day as the adjournment was made.