Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00893:front:0:p133
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00893
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Character Range: 332588–335311

written submissions, the Registrar must:
 (a) notify the person of the period in which the submissions must be filed (being at least 10 business days); and
 (b) determine the matter after considering the written submissions; and
 (c) notify the person of the Registrar's decision in relation to the matter.

Oral hearings
 (2) If the Registrar decides that a person may be heard by way of an oral hearing, the Registrar must give notification of the date, time and place of the hearing to the person at least 10 business days before the day the hearing is to begin.
 (3) The Registrar may adjourn an oral hearing from time to time or from place to place by notifying the person.
 (4) The Registrar may hold an oral hearing in which:
 (a) a person appears in person; or
 (b) a person participates by telephone or other means of telecommunications that the Registrar reasonably allows.
 (5) In addition to the Registrar's other powers, the Registrar may direct a person to provide a written summary of submissions.
 (6) An oral hearing must be conducted with as little formality and technicality, and as quickly, as the requirements of the Act, these Regulations and a proper consideration of the matters before the Registrar, allow.
 (7) Subject to these Regulations, the Registrar may give a direction that is reasonably necessary for the conduct of the hearing.
 (8) The Registrar must notify a person who appears at the hearing of the Registrar's decision in relation to the matter.

21.17  Giving of oral evidence
 (2) The Registrar may require a person who has made a declaration that is filed in any proceedings before the Registrar to attend before the Registrar to give evidence orally on oath or affirmation instead of, or in addition to, the evidence contained in the declaration.
 (3) The Registrar may permit a party to cross‑examine a person who attends under subregulation (2).
Note: Regulations 21.6 and 21.7 deal with making and filing declarations.

21.19  Registrar may use information available
 (1) If:
 (a) information that is available to the Registrar is relevant to proceedings before the Registrar; and
 (b) the Registrar has reason to believe that the information is not known to a party to the proceedings; and
 (c) the Registrar proposes to take the information into account in making a decision in the proceedings;
before making the decision the Registrar must:
 (d) provide the information to the party; and
 (e) give the party a reasonable opportunity to make representations about the information.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(e), the representations may be made in writing or at a hearing or by such other means as the Registrar reasonably allows.

21.20  Statements of reasons for