The tribunal may receive oral or written evidence from such persons as it thinks fit.

The tribunal shall give the Board member the opportunity to make written and, if the Board member wishes, oral representations regarding the matters which are the subject of the investigation.

Representations under paragraph (2) may be made by the Board member personally or by anyone acting on his or her behalf.

The tribunal shall sit in private and no tribunal member shall disclose information received in the course of an investigation other than for the purposes of carrying out the functions conferred on the tribunal by the Act and these Regulations.