(1)  Subject to subsection (3) , a hearing referred to in section 29B is to be held in public.

(2)  The Redistribution Tribunal is not bound by the rules of evidence and may regulate the conduct of proceedings at a hearing as it thinks fit.

(3)  Subsections (6) , (7) , (8) and (9) of section 20 apply to a hearing conducted under section 29B as if it were an inquiry held under section 20 .