Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:148:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 148 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1674336–1676876

148  Procedure of Board
 (1) The Principal Member shall, upon receipt of the relevant documents relating to a review of a decision of the Commission, cause to be served on each party to the review a notice informing the party that the Board is to review the decision of the Commission and requesting the party to inform the Principal Member, in writing, within a reasonable time specified in the notice, whether the party wishes to appear on the hearing of the review and, if the party wishes so to appear, whether the party intends to appear on the hearing personally or by another person under section 147.
 (2) Where either party to a review of a decision of the Commission informs the Principal Member that the party wishes to appear on the hearing of the review of the decision by the Board, the Principal Member shall:
 (a) cause a date, time and place to be fixed for the hearing of the review; and
 (b) cause notice of the date, time and place so fixed to be served on each party to the review.
 (3) The Principal Member may defer fixing a date, time and place for the hearing of a review under subsection (2) until the parties to the review have informed the Principal Member that they are ready to proceed at a hearing.
 (4) Where a party to a review of a decision of the Commission does not inform the Principal Member, within the time specified in the notice served on the party under subsection (1), that the party wishes to appear on the hearing of the review, the review may be heard and determined in the absence of that party.
 (4A) A member may hold a directions hearing in relation to a review.
 (4B) Before the hearing of a review has commenced, a member, the National Registrar, a Registrar, a Deputy Registrar or a Conference Registrar may give directions, not inconsistent with subsections (1), (2), (3) and (4) or directions under subsection 142(2), in relation to the procedure to be followed in connection with the review. Without limiting this subsection, a direction may:
 (a) require any person who is a party to the review to provide further information in relation to the review; or
 (b) require the Commission to provide a statement of the grounds on which the application will be resisted at the hearing of the review; or
 (c) require any person who is a party to the review to provide a statement of matters or contentions upon which reliance is intended to be placed at the hearing of the review.
 (5) The Principal Member:
 (a) may give general directions, not inconsistent with subsections (1), (2), (3)