Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered ActsAt an informal hearing—
(a) the Professional Practice and Conduct Committee must hear and determine whether or not the matter before it should proceed to a formal hearing; and
(b) the teacher who is the subject of the hearing is entitled to be present, to make submissions and to be accompanied by another person but is not entitled to be represented; and
(c) the proceedings of the hearing must not be open to the public.