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THE HEARING
Tribunal to sit in public
24.
The tribunal shall sit in public unless it appears to them that there are exceptional
reasons which make it desirable that the hearing or some part of it should take
place in private:
Provided that where a hearing or part of a hearing takes place in private, a
member of the Council or Tribunals in his capacity as such shall be entitled
to attend.
Right of audience
25. Any party may appear and be heard in person or by counsel or solicitor or by
a representative appointed in writing.
Procedure at hearing
26. (1) At the hearing the party making the application shall begin and other parties
shall be heard in such order as the tribunal may determine.
(2) Subject to the provisions of these Rules and to any direction given by the chairman,
the procedure at the hearing shall be such as the tribunal may direct.
(3)
The tribunal may adjourn the hearing from time to time if for any reason it
appears to them necessary or desirable to do so.
Default of appearance
27. If a party fails to appear at the time fixed for the hearing, the tribunal,
if they are satisfied that the party has been afforded an adequate opportunity
of attending, may -
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where the party failing to appear is the applicant,
dismiss the application, or |
(b) |
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in any other case, proceed to determine
the application in the absence of that party. |
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