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Hearing of Motion

6. Before the hearing of a motion, the Attorney General shall take the necessary steps to ensure that the applicant is present at the time, date and place of the hearing of the motion.
 
7. On the return of the notice of motion, the Chief Justice may make those orders he considers appropriate, including, but without restricting the generality of the foregoing, orders
 (a)
designating a Judge to empanel a jury to hear the application;
 (b)
refusing to designate a Judge and dismissing the application, where the applicant is not a person to whom subsection 745(1) of the Criminal Code applies;
 (c)
fixing a date and a judicial district for a pre-hearing conference to be conducted by the designated Judge;
 (d)
requiring the preparation of a parole eligibility report respecting the applicant;
 (e)
requiring a true copy of the criminal record of the applicant; and
 (f)
adjourning the hearing of the motion in order to allow a parole eligibility report to be prepared.
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