249General procedure for hearings

249 General procedure for hearings (1) In hearing submissions, the Heritage Council— (a) must act in accordance with general procedure, equity and good conscience; and (b) is bound by the rules of natural justice; and (c) is not required to conduct the hearing in a formal manner; and (d) may inform itself in any other way it sees fit without notice to any person who has made a submission. (2) The Heritage Council may hear evidence and submissions from any person this Act requires the Heritage Council to hear. (3) Submissions and evidence may be given to the Heritage Council orally or in writing or partly orally and partly in writing. S. 249(4) inserted by No. 5/2023 s. 16. (4) The Heritage Council may require a person or the person's representative to appear and be heard— (a) at a specified time; and (b) in a specified manner, being— (i) in person at a specified location; or (ii) by audio link or audio visual link.