103EHearings without oral submissions from a party

103E Hearings without oral submissions from a party

(1) If a party to a review has informed the SSAT Executive Director that the party does not intend to make oral submissions to the SSAT, the SSAT may proceed to hear the application for review without oral submissions from the party. (2) If: (a) the SSAT Executive Director has determined that oral submissions to the SSAT by a party or a party’s representative are to be made by telephone or by means of other electronic communications equipment; and (b) on the day fixed for the hearing, the presiding member of the SSAT as constituted for the purposes of the review has been unable to contact the party or the party’s representative, as the case may be, after taking reasonable steps to do so; the SSAT Executive Director may authorise the SSAT to proceed to hear the application without oral submissions from the party or the party’s representative, as the case may be. (3) If: (a) the SSAT Executive Director has not determined that oral submissions to the SSAT by a party or a party’s representative are to be made by telephone or by means of other electronic communications equipment; and (b) the party or the party’s representative, as the case may be, does not attend the hearing at the time fixed for the hearing; the SSAT Executive Director may authorise the SSAT to proceed to hear the application without oral submissions from the party or the party’s representative, as the case may be. (4) If the SSAT Executive Director gives an authorisation under subsection (2) or (3), the SSAT may proceed to hear the application in accordance with the authorisation. (5) If the hearing for the review has not been completed, the SSAT Executive Director may revoke an authorisation under subsection (2) or (3).