Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies if the Act or these regulations provide for a person to be heard by the Registrar.
(2) A request for a hearing by the Registrar must be in an approved form.
(3) On request, or on his or her own initiative, the Registrar may:
(a) fix a time, date and place for the hearing; and
(b) give the parties to the hearing at least 10 days' notice in writing of the hearing and of the time, date and place fixed for the hearing.
(4) A party must, as soon as practicable after being notified of a hearing, inform the Registrar in writing whether the party wants to be heard.
(5) A party may attend a hearing in person or by such means as the Registrar reasonably allows.
(6) A party may make representations in writing before or during a hearing.
(7) A hearing must be conducted with as little formality and technicality, and with as much expedition, as the requirements of the Act and these regulations and a proper consideration of the matters before the Registrar, allow.
(8) The Registrar is not bound by the rules of evidence but may inform himself or herself on any matter that is before him or her in any way that the Registrar reasonably believes to be appropriate.
(9) The Registrar may adjourn a hearing by notifying each party to the hearing accordingly.
(10) Subject to these regulations, the Registrar may give a direction that is reasonably necessary for the conduct of the hearing.