9.—(1) Any hearing of or in connection with a claim shall, subject to any direction of the Secretary of State or order of a tribunal or chairman under rule 54 that all or part of the proceedings are to take place in private and subject to rule 16 of Schedule 1, take place in public.
(2) Subject to any direction of the Secretary of State or order of a tribunal or chairman under rule 54, a party shall be entitled to give evidence, to call witnesses, to cross-examine any witnesses called by the other party and to address the tribunal at a hearing under rule 26 of Schedule 1.