Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Submission of statement-in-answer or other statement and supporting documents

9.—(1) Where, pursuant to regulation 7(1), a respondent submits a statement-in-answer, the respondent shall, subject to paragraph (3), send to the Tribunal with the statement-in-answer 2 copies of each document which the respondent proposes to put in evidence.

(2) Where, pursuant to regulation 7(2), any other Board concerned submits a statement, it shall, subject to paragraph (3), send to the Tribunal with the statement 2 copies of each document which it proposes to put in evidence.

(3) If a document which the respondent, or any other Board proposes to put in evidence is of a nature which renders it difficult to make or obtain a copy of it, the respondent, or (as the case may be) Board shall not be required to submit copies of it.

(4) As soon as may be practicable following receipt of –

(a) a statement-in-answer and copies of documents referred to in paragraph (1); and

(b) where applicable, a statement by any other Board concerned and copies of documents referred to in paragraph (2),

the Tribunal shall send to the complainant, or in the case of a statement and copies of documents referred to in sub-paragraph (a), any other Board concerned, a copy of each of any such statement or document.

(5) Where, pursuant to regulation 7(2), any other Board concerned has submitted a statement, the Tribunal shall also send to the respondent and each of the other such Boards, if any, a copy of the statement submitted by that Board together with a copy of each of the documents, if any, which accompanied it.

(6) Where any document which –

(a) the respondent, or (as the case may be) any other Board proposes to put in evidence; and

(b) the respondent, or (as the case may be) such other Board is not required to submit copies of, in accordance with paragraph (3),

has been submitted, the Tribunal shall send to the complainant and each of the other such Boards (if any) and, in the case of a document which any other Board proposes to put in evidence, the respondent, information as to arrangements by which that document may be examined.