PART IIIPROCEDURE
Requests for hearings21
1
Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4), a Commissioner may determine any proceedings without a hearing.
2
Where a request for a hearing is made by any party, a Commissioner shall grant the request unless he is satisfied that the proceedings can properly be determined without a hearing.
3
Where a Commissioner refuses a request for a hearing, he shall send written notice to the person making the request, either before or at the same time as making his determination or decision.
4
A Commissioner may, without an application and at any stage, direct a hearing.