DIS AdjR DIS Adjudication Rules (2010)
DIS AdjR
DIS Adjudication Rules (2010)
14.1 An oral hearing shall be held if requested by a party. In the absence of such a request, the adjudicators decide at their discretion whether to hold an oral hearing.
14.2 The parties shall ensure that at the hearings they are represented by employees who are sufficiently familiar with the subject-matter in dispute. They may bring third persons who can contribute to clarifying the facts to the oral hearing. This shall be notified to the DAB and the other party in due time before the hearing.
14.3 Each party may make the participation of third persons dependent upon that person’s written undertaking to keep the contents of the oral hearing confidential.
14.4 The adjudicators may interview any person who they believe can contribute to the clarification of the facts.
14.5 The adjudicators shall have discretion to decide upon such an interview and upon its recording. They shall also have discretion to decide whether to allow questions by the parties or by their representatives at such an interview.
14.6 The oral hearing may also be carried out if a party fails to appear at the oral hearing even though such party has been timely informed of the date of the hearing.
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