Introductory Text
PART 1 Introduction
1.Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
2.Overriding objective and parties' obligation to co-operate with the Tribunal
3.Alternative dispute resolution and arbitration
PART 2 General powers and provisions
4.Delegation to staff
5.Case management powers
6.Procedure for applying for and giving directions
7.Failure to comply with rules etc.
8.Striking out a party's case
9.Substitution and addition of parties
10.No power to award costs
11.Representatives
12.Calculating time
13.Sending and delivery of documents
14.Use of documents and information
15.Evidence and submissions
16.Summoning of witnesses and orders to answer questions or produce documents
17.Withdrawal
18.Lead cases
19.Transfer of cases
20.Expenses
PART 3 Proceedings before the Tribunal
CHAPTER 1 Before the hearing
21.Notice of appeal
22.Lapse of cases
23.Responses and replies
24.Medical examinations and commissioning of medical evidence etc.
CHAPTER 2 Hearings
25.Decision with or without a hearing
26.Entitlement to attend a hearing
27.Notice of hearings
28.Public and private hearings
29.Hearings in a party's absence
CHAPTER 3 Decisions
30.Consent orders
31.Notice of decisions
32.Reasons for decisions
PART 4 Correcting, setting aside, reviewing and appealing Tribunal decisions
33.Interpretation
34.Clerical mistakes and accidental slips or omissions
35.Setting aside a decision which disposes of proceedings
36.Application for permission to appeal
37.Tribunal's consideration of application for permission to appeal
38.Review of a decision
39.Power to treat an application as a different type of application
Signature
Explanatory Note