10Hearings

10 Hearings

(1)  Where the Commission holds a hearing –

(a) the procedure at the hearing is, subject to section 11 , to be determined by the Commission; and

(b) the Commission –

(i) may inform itself about any matter in any way it thinks fit; and

(ii) may receive oral or written evidence; and

(iii) may consult with such persons as it thinks fit; and

(iv) is not bound to act in a formal manner; and

(v) must observe the rules of natural justice; and

(vi) is not bound by the rules of evidence.

(2)  Before the Commission begins a hearing it must give reasonable notice of the hearing in at least 2 newspapers published daily and circulating generally in Tasmania, one of which circulates in the region in which the hearing is to be held, stating –

(a) the subject of the hearing; and

(b) the time and place at which the hearing is to be held.