Marginal note:Master of proceedings

27. The Tribunal is master of the proceedings and may determine the manner and order of the presentation of evidence and arguments at the hearing.

Marginal note:Notice of hearing

• 28. (1) The Executive Director must give notice of the date, time and place of the hearing to each of the parties, to each of the intervenors, if any, and to the Canadian Human Rights Commission, if it is a participant.

• Marginal note:Notice period

  (2) Unless the matter is urgent, the notice must be given at least seven days before the date of the hearing.

Marginal note:Failure to appear

29. If a party, an intervenor or the Canadian Human Rights Commission, if it is a participant, does not appear at the hearing of a complaint or at any continuance of the hearing and the Tribunal is satisfied that notice of the hearing was sent to that party, intervenor or participant, the Tribunal may proceed with the hearing and dispose of the complaint without further notice.

Marginal note:Adjournment of hearing

30. The Tribunal may adjourn a hearing and must advise of the day, time, place and terms of its continuance.

Marginal note:Coming into force

31. These Regulations come into force on the later of the day on which they are registered and December 31, 2005.