New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CONSUMER, TRADER AND TENANCY TRIBUNAL ACT 2001 - SECT 29

29 Procedural directions by members

(1) A member may, in any proceedings, give procedural directions in relation to the proceedings.

(2) In the event of an inconsistency between any procedural direction given by a member under this section and any procedural direction given by the Chairperson under section 12, the procedural direction given by the Chairperson is to prevail.

(3) Procedural directions under this section may be given by any member (whether or not the member is hearing the matter to which the proceedings relate).

(4) Without limiting the grounds on which a member may give procedural directions, such directions may be given that, in the opinion of the member, will enable costs to be reduced and will help to achieve a prompt hearing of the matters in issue between the parties in the proceedings.

(5) The powers conferred by this section extend to enabling a member, if it appears just and expedient to do so, to direct that several matters that are in some manner associated are to be heard and determined together.

(6) The functions of a member under this section may be delegated to the Registrar.