92Rules

92 Rules

[Section 92 Inserted by No. 17 of 2021, s. 18, Applied:05 Nov 2021]

(1)  Tribunal rules may be made under this section –

(a) by the President, within 30 days after the commencement day; or

(b) by the Rules Committee.

(2)  The Tribunal rules may –

(a) regulate the business of the Tribunal and the duties of the various members and staff of the Tribunal; and

(b) authorise the registrars and other members of the staff of the Tribunal to exercise powers with respect to proceedings; and

(c) regulate the practice and procedure of the Tribunal; and

(d) impose obligations, on persons seeking to commence proceedings, to take any step, including –

(i) specifying forms in which applications to the Tribunal may or must be made or allowing for the Tribunal or a member of the Tribunal to specify the forms in which applications to the Tribunal may or must be made; and

(ii) requiring persons to give a notification (orally or in writing) to other persons; and

(iii) requiring persons to provide any specified information; and

(e) impose obligations to provide an address for service; and

(f) impose obligations on parties to proceedings to disclose to each other, before or in connection with the hearing of the proceedings, the contents of expert reports or other material of relevance to the proceedings; and

(g) regulate the referral of questions for investigation and report by an expert or referee; and

(h) regulate the form in which evidence may be taken; and

(i) restrict or prohibit certain classes of persons from appearing as representatives in proceedings; and

(j) provide for the Tribunal, a member of the Tribunal or a registrar to waive any procedural requirement; and