9.—(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.