44Procedure generally

44 Procedure generally

44 Procedure generally

(1) The Commissioner is not bound by the rules of evidence, and may be informed in any manner that the Commissioner thinks fit.

(2) A hearing must be conducted with as little formality and legal technicality as the circumstances of the case permit.

(3) A hearing must be conducted in the absence of the public.

(4) The Commissioner may from time to time adjourn a hearing to such time, date and place, and for such reasons, as the Commissioner considers fit.

s 44: Am 2017 No 42, Sch 1 [46] [47].