Child Care Act, 1991

Hearing of proceedings.

29.—(1) Proceedings under Part III , IV or VI shall be heard otherwise than in public.

(2) The provisions of sections 33 (1), 33 (2) and 45 of the Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act, 1989 , shall apply to proceedings under Part III , IV or VI as they apply to proceedings to which those provisions relate.

(3) The District Court and the Circuit Court on appeal from the District Court shall sit to hear and determine proceedings under Part III , IV or VI at a different place or at different times or on different days from those at or on which the ordinary sittings of the Court are held.

(4) Proceedings before the High Court in relation to proceedings under Part III , IV or VI shall be as informal as is practicable and consistent with the administration of justice.