Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02585:body:0:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A02585
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Character Range: 40019–42789

Procedure of Tribunal
26. Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting paragraph (1) (a) and substituting the following paragraph:
         "(a) the procedure of the Tribunal is, subject to this Act and the regulations and to any other enactment, within the discretion of the Tribunal;"; and
    (b) by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-sections:
    "(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), directions as to the procedure to be followed at or in connection with the hearing of a proceeding before the Tribunal may be given—
         (a) where the hearing of the proceeding has not commenced—by the President or by a member authorized by the President to give directions for the purposes of this paragraph; and

         (b) where the hearing of the proceeding has commenced—by the member presiding at the hearing or by any other member authorized by the member presiding to give such directions.
    "(3) A direction as to the procedure to be followed at or in connection with the hearing of a proceeding before the Tribunal may be varied or revoked at any time by any member empowered in accordance with this section to give such a direction in relation to the proceeding at that time.
    "(4) An authorization by the President under this section to give directions as to the procedure to be followed at or in connection with the hearing of a proceeding may be of general application or may relate to the hearing of a particular proceeding or particular proceedings or to proceedings included within a class or classes of proceedings.
    "(5) The President may at any time vary or revoke an authorization under this section.".

Conferences
27. Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:
"(1) Where an application is made to the Tribunal for a review of a decision, the President may, if he thinks it desirable to do so after consideration of any material that has been lodged by the parties, direct the holding of a conference of the parties or their representatives presided over by the President or another presidential member, by a non-presidential member assigned to the relevant Division or by an officer of the Tribunal.".

Hearings to be in public except in special circumstances
28. Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (2) (c) "or received in evidence by the Tribunal" after "Tribunal" (last occurring).

Certain documents and information not required to be disclosed
29. Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended—
    (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "the contents of" (first occurring) and substituting "any matter contained in";
    (b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (c) "contents of the documents"