301O Arbitration hearing procedures (1) Subject to this Division, for the purposes of conducting an arbitration hearing, ACCS— (a) may inform itself in any manner it thinks fit; and (b) is bound by the rules of natural justice; and (c) is not bound by the rules of evidence; and (d) must act as expeditiously and with as little formality as possible, without regard to technicalities and legal forms. (2) ACCS must act in accordance with any Ministerial guidelines made under section 301ZA. (3) ACCS may draw an inference adverse to a party to the dispute if that party fails or refuses to— (a) produce to ACCS all documents in the party's possession, custody or power that relate to the dispute and are reasonably available to the party; or S. 301P inserted by No. 15/2021 s. 35.

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