Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02825:body:0:p21
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02825
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 51579–54081

person who is entitled under sub-section (2) to be afforded an opportunity to appear at the hearing;
     (c) a person representing, pursuant to sub-section 30g (3), a person referred to in paragraph (b); or

     (d) a person representing, pursuant to sub-section 30g (3), a person who, by reason of a direction given by the Board under sub-section (6) or paragraph (7) (a), is entitled to be present at the hearing.
"(9) Where the Board directs that a hearing or part of a hearing take place in private, a person (other than the Chairman, a member, or a member of the staff of the Board approved by the Board) shall not be present at the hearing unless he is entitled to be present by virtue of the direction or by virtue of sub-section (8).
Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 3 months.
"(10) Where the Board is required by sub-section (2) or (3) to afford a person an opportunity to appear at a hearing, the Board shall appoint a date, time and place for the hearing and cause notice in writing of the date, time and place to be given to the person.
"(11) A person who is entitled under sub-section (2) or (3) to be afforded an opportunity to appear at a hearing and who does not wish to appear at the hearing may, before the date of the hearing, lodge with the Board in writing any submissions that he wishes the Board to take into account in relation to the matter.
"(12) The Board shall take into account a submission made or lodged to, or evidence adduced before, the Board when making any decision on the matter to which the submission or evidence relates.

Power to summon witnesses and take evidence
"30f. (1) The Chairman or a member may summon a person to appear at a hearing to give evidence and to produce such documents (if any) as are referred to in the summons, being documents relating to the matters that are the subject of the hearing.
"(2) The Board may, at a hearing, take evidence on oath or affirmation and for that purpose the Chairman may—
     (a) require a person appearing at the hearing to give evidence either to take an oath or make an affirmation; and
     (b) administer an oath or affirmation to a person so appearing at the hearing.
"(3) The oath or affirmation to be taken or made by a person for the purposes of sub-section (2) is an oath or affirmation that the evidence he will give will be true.

Proceedings at hearings
"30g. (1) At a hearing—
     (a) the proceedings shall be conducted with as little formality and technicality, and with as much expedition,