(4) More than one extension of time may be granted under subsection (2). 389D Attendance for ground rules hearings (1) The following persons must attend a ground rules hearing— (a) a person acting for the prosecution; (b) the legal practitioner representing the accused or, if the accused is unrepresented, the accused; (c) the intermediary appointed for a witness, if any. (2) A witness is not required to attend a ground rules hearing. (3) The court may make an order that a witness for whom an intermediary is appointed not attend a ground rules hearing. 389E Directions which may be given at ground rules hearings (1) At a ground rules hearing, the court may make or vary any direction for the fair and efficient conduct of the proceeding. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the court may give one or more of the following directions— (a) a direction about the manner of questioning a witness; (b) a direction about the duration of questioning a witness; (c) a direction about the questions that may or may not be put to a witness;
(4) More than one extension of time may be granted under subsection (2). 389D Attendance for ground rules hearings (1) The following persons must attend a ground rules hearing— (a) a person acting for the prosecution; (b) the legal practitioner representing the accused or, if the accused is unrepresented, the accused; (c) the intermediary appointed for a witness, if any. (2) A witness is not required to attend a ground rules hearing. (3) The court may make an order that a witness for whom an intermediary is appointed not attend a ground rules hearing. 389E Directions which may be given at ground rules hearings (1) At a ground rules hearing, the court may make or vary any direction for the fair and efficient conduct of the proceeding. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the court may give one or more of the following directions— (a) a direction about the manner of questioning a witness; (b) a direction about the duration of questioning a witness; (c) a direction about the questions that may or may not be put to a witness;