Clause 7

in subsection (1), replace “, admit any qualified person” with “and with or without an oral hearing, admit an eligible person”;

in subsections (2) and (3), replace “qualified person” with “eligible person”;

in subsections (2)(b) and (6)(a) and (b), replace “qualified persons” with “eligible persons”;

after subsection (5), insert —“(5A) To avoid doubt, the court may, having regard to the conduct and character of the eligible person concerned and all other relevant circumstances, on such terms as the court thinks fit, do either or both of the following:

adjourn the matter for a specified period or allow the application to be withdrawn;

make such other order as it considers appropriate.”; and

in subsection (6)(b), replace “a qualified person” with “an eligible person”.