Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) If the Commissioner decides that a person may be heard by way of written submissions, the Commissioner must:
(a) notify the person of the period in which the submissions must be filed (being at least 10 business days); and
(b) determine the matter after considering the written submissions; and
(c) notify the person of the Commissioner's decision in relation to the exercise of the discretionary power.
(2) If the Commissioner decides that a person may be heard by way of an oral hearing, the Commissioner must give notice of the date, time and place of the hearing, to the person, at least 10 business days before the day the hearing is to begin.
(3) The Commissioner may adjourn an oral hearing from time to time or from place to place by notifying the person.
(4) The Commissioner may hold an oral hearing in which:
(a) a person appears in person; or
(b) a person participates by telephone or other means of telecommunications that the Commissioner reasonably allows.
(5) In addition to the Commissioner's other powers, the Commissioner may direct a person to provide a written summary of submissions.
(6) The Commissioner must notify a person who appears at the
hearing of the Commissioner's decision in relation to the exercise of the
discretionary power.