157Opportunity to be heard (s 247 and 249)

#### 157 Opportunity to be heard (s 247 and 249) (1) For sections 247 and 249 of the Act, the General Manager must, for the purpose of giving an organisation and an affected reporting unit an opportunity to be heard on a matter: (a) fix a time and place for a hearing on the matter; and (b) give the organisation and each reporting unit, not less than 7 days before the time so fixed, a notice in writing: (i) identifying the matter; and (ii) specifying the time and place fixed for the hearing on the matter; and (iii) notifying the organisation and any affected reporting unit of their right to appear before the General Manager and to make submissions, in accordance with subregulation (2), relating to the matter. (2) The organisation and each affected reporting unit may make submissions to the General Manager by either, or both, of the following: (a) lodging with the FWC, not less than 2 days before the day fixed for the hearing on the matter, written submissions relating to the matter; (b) appearing at the hearing on the matter and making oral submissions to the General Manager.