South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Tribunal must,
in relation to any proceedings to be heard by the Tribunal, give the
Commissioner and the designated officer charged (in this Act
referred to as the "parties") reasonable notice of the time and place at which
the proceedings are to be heard and must afford them a reasonable opportunity
to call or give evidence, to examine or cross-examine witnesses and to make
submissions to the Tribunal.
(2) The Tribunal must,
when giving notice under subsection (1), also give the Authority notice
of the time and place at which the proceedings are to be heard.
(3) If a party to whom
notice has been given under subsection (1) does not attend at the time
and place fixed by the notice, the Tribunal may hear the proceedings in his or
her absence.
(4) The Commissioner
may appear personally in proceedings under this Part or may be represented at
proceedings by counsel or a police officer.
(5) A party to
proceedings before the Tribunal (other than the Commissioner) is entitled to
appear—
(a)
personally or by counsel; or
(b) with
the permission of the Tribunal—by some other representative.
(6) Subject to
subsection (7), the proceedings of the Tribunal are to be heard in
private.
(7) The Tribunal must
permit the Authority or his or her nominee and may, in its discretion, permit
any other person to be present at proceedings of the Tribunal.
(8) Subject to this
Act, the Tribunal will in its proceedings—
(a) be
bound by the rules of evidence; and
(b)
follow, to such extent as it considers appropriate, the practice and procedure
of courts of summary jurisdiction on the hearing of complaints for simple
offences.