sec.213Procedures at hearing

### sec.213 Procedures at hearing When conducting a hearing, the decision-maker must— observe natural justice; but act as quickly and informally as is consistent with a fair and proper consideration of the issues raised in the hearing. For example, the decision-maker may— act in the absence of a person who has been given reasonable notice of the hearing; or receive evidence by statutory declaration; or refuse to allow a person to be represented by a legal practitioner; or disregard the rules of evidence; or disregard any defect, error, omission or insufficiency in a document; or allow a document to be amended; or adjourn a hearing. However, the decision-maker must comply with any procedural requirements prescribed by regulation. A hearing is not affected by a change of the members of an entity that is the decision-maker. s 213 amd 2018 No. 8 s 20 (sec.213-ssec.1) When conducting a hearing, the decision-maker must— observe natural justice; but act as quickly and informally as is consistent with a fair and proper consideration of the issues raised in the hearing. (sec.213-ssec.2) For example, the decision-maker may— act in the absence of a person who has been given reasonable notice of the hearing; or receive evidence by statutory declaration; or refuse to allow a person to be represented by a legal practitioner; or disregard the rules of evidence; or disregard any defect, error, omission or insufficiency in a document; or allow a document to be amended; or adjourn a hearing. (sec.213-ssec.3) However, the decision-maker must comply with any procedural requirements prescribed by regulation. (sec.213-ssec.4) A hearing is not affected by a change of the members of an entity that is the decision-maker. - (a) observe natural justice; but - (b) act as quickly and informally as is consistent with a fair and proper consideration of the issues raised in the hearing. - (a) act in the absence of a person who has been given reasonable notice of the hearing; or - (b) receive evidence by statutory declaration; or - (c) refuse to allow a person to be represented by a legal practitioner; or - (d) disregard the rules of evidence; or - (e) disregard any defect, error, omission or insufficiency in a document; or - (f) allow a document to be amended; or - (g) adjourn a hearing.