Marginal note:Informal proceedings
19 (1) In any proceeding before it, the Tribunal
(a) shall proceed as informally and expeditiously as the circumstances and considerations of fairness permit;
(b) is not bound by legal or technical rules of evidence; and
(c) may receive and decide on any evidence adduced that the Tribunal believes to be credible.
Marginal note:Consultation
(2) In order to ensure that the purpose of this Part is achieved, the members of the Tribunal may consult with other members or the staff of the Tribunal in respect of any matter before it.
Marginal note:Right to appear
(3) Any interested person may intervene in a proceeding before the Tribunal with its permission, and anyone appearing before the Tribunal may be represented by counsel or an agent.
Marginal note:Notice of facts
(4) The Tribunal may take notice of facts that may be judicially noticed and, subject to subsection (5), of any other generally recognized facts and any information that is within its specialized knowledge.
Marginal note:Notification of intention
(5) The Tribunal shall notify the parties and any intervenor in the proceeding before it of its intention to take notice of any facts or information, other than facts that may be judicially noticed, and afford them an opportunity to make representations with respect thereto.
Marginal note:Report on evidence
(6) The Chairperson may direct any member to receive evidence relating to a matter before the Tribunal, to make a report thereon to the Tribunal, and to provide a copy of the report to all parties and any intervenor in the proceeding.
Marginal note:Conclusions
(7) After granting all parties and intervenors an opportunity to make representations on any report made pursuant to subsection (6), the Tribunal may make a determination on the basis of the report or hold any further hearings that it considers necessary in the circumstances.
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