DESIGNS REGULATIONS 2004 - REG 11.23 Written submissions and oral hearings
DESIGNS REGULATIONS 2004 - REG 11.23
Written submissions and oral hearings(1) If the Registrar decides that a person may be heard by way of written submissions, the Registrar must:
(a) notify the person of the period in which the submissions must be filed (being a period of at least 10 business days); and
(b) decide the matter after considering the written submissions; and
(c) notify the person of the Registrar's decision in relation to the exercise of the discretionary power.
(2) If the Registrar decides that a person may be heard by way of an oral hearing, the Registrar must notify the date, time and place of the hearing to the person at least 10 business days before the day the hearing is to begin.
(3) The Registrar may adjourn an oral hearing from time to time or from place to place by notifying the person.
(4) The Registrar may hold an oral hearing in which:
(a) a person appears in person; or
(b) a person participates by telephone or other means of telecommunications that the Registrar reasonably allows.
(5) In addition to the Registrar's other powers, the Registrar may direct a person to provide a written summary of submissions.
(6) The Registrar must notify a person who appears at the
hearing of the Registrar's decision in relation to the exercise of the
discretionary power.