34JCircumstances in which hearing may be dispensed with

#### 34J Circumstances in which hearing may be dispensed with (1) If: (a) it appears to the Tribunal that the issues for determination on the review of a decision can be adequately determined in the absence of the parties; and (b) the parties consent to the review being determined without a hearing; the Tribunal may review the decision by considering the documents or other material lodged with or provided to the Tribunal and without holding a hearing. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the consent of the agency party to a proceeding in the Social Services and Child Support Division is not required.