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Administrative Appeals Rules.
[1971 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Appearance of respondent.
Appointment of committee.
Function of committee.
Application of rules to petitions and written objections.
Parties to be informed of decision.
Case stated.
8. The respondent may, if he so desires, be present at the hearing of the appeal and be heard either in person or by counsel or solicitor:
Provided that if he elects to be heard by his counsel or solicitor he shall not himself be heard except by special leave of the Governor in Council or of a committee appointed under rule 9 for the purpose of hearing such appeal.
9. (1) The Governor in Council may appoint a committee of not less than two members of the Executive Council for the purpose of hearing-
(a) any appeal or class of appeals;
(b) any appeal by way of petition or any class of such appeals; or
(c) any objection in writing to the Governor in Council or any class of such objections.
(2) The Governor in Council may in his discretion refer any appeal or class of appeals, any appeal by way of petition or any class of such appeals, or any objection in writing or any class of such objections to the committee for such purpose.
10. (1) A committee shall hear any matter referred to it under paragraph (2) of rule 9 and shall advise the Governor in Council as to the decision that should be made thereon:
Provided that the Governor in Council shall not be bound to accept the advice of such committee.
(2) Every hearing by a committee shall be in camera.
11. Rules 7 and 8 shall apply to any appeal by way of petition, or objection in writing, which is referred to a committee, in same manner as to an appeal.
12. The applicant and the respondent shall be informed of the decision of the Governor in Council by the Clerk of Councils in writing within fourteen days after the determination of the appeal or within such other time or in such other manner as the Governor in Council may specify.
13. (1) In any appeal the Governor in Council may in his discretion direct a case to be stated for the opinion of the Full Court on any question of law involved in any appeal submitted to him.
(2) The terms of any such case shall be agreed upon by the parties concerned, or, in the event of their failure to agree, shall be settled by the Full Court.
(3) The Full Court shall hear and determine the question of law arising on any case stated as aforesaid, and shall remit the ...