Right to request public hearing9.
(1)
Subject to paragraph (2), the panel may deliberate in private at any time and for any purpose during or after a hearing.
(2)
A registered person or former registered person to whom the proposed interim suspension order relates may request that any hearing pursuant to article 3 or 12 take place in public.
(3)
Where a registered person or former registered person requests the hearing take place in public, the panel may exclude the public from a hearing or any part of a hearing—
(a)
where it appears to the panel that it is necessary in the interests of justice to exclude the public, or
(b)
where it is necessary to protect the interests of children.