Exercise of court’s powers
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15.2. The court may decide whether to order a preparatory hearing—
(a)on an application or on its own initiative;
(b)at a hearing, in public or in private, or without a hearing;
(c)in a party’s absence, if that party—
(i)applied for the order, or
(ii)has had at least 14 days in which to make representations.