Oral proceedings, including delivery of the decision, shall be public before the Cancellation Division and the Boards of Appeal, in so far as the department before which the proceedings are taking place does not decide otherwise in cases where admission of the public could have serious and unjustified disadvantages, in particular for a party to the proceedings.
Beidh imeachtaí ó bhéal, lena n-áirítear an cinneadh a thabhairt, oscailte don phobal os comhair an Rannáin Cealúcháin agus os comhair na mBord Achomhairc, sa mhéad agus nach gcinneann an roinn a bhfuil na himeachtaí os a comhair cinneadh dá mhalairt i gcásanna ina bhféadfadh míbhuntáistí tromchúiseacha nach bhfuil bonn cirt leo dá ndéanfaí an pobal a ligean isteach, go háirithe míbhuntáistí do pháirtí sna himeachtaí.