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389D Attendance for ground rules hearings

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(1)The following persons must attend a ground rules hearing—
(a)a person acting for the prosecution;
(b)the legal practitioner representing the accused or, if the accused is unrepresented, the accused;
(c)the intermediary appointed for a witness, if any.
(2)A witness is not required to attend a ground rules hearing.
(3)The court may make an order that a witness for whom an intermediary is appointed not attend a ground rules hearing.