Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 213

213 Procedures at hearing

(1) When conducting a hearing, the decision-maker must—

(a) observe natural justice; but

(b) act as quickly and informally as is consistent with a fair and proper consideration of the issues raised in the hearing.

(2) For example, the decision-maker may—

(a) act in the absence of a person who has been given reasonable notice of the hearing; or

(b) receive evidence by statutory declaration; or

(c) refuse to allow a person to be represented by a legal practitioner; or

(d) disregard the rules of evidence; or

(e) disregard any defect, error, omission or insufficiency in a document; or

(f) allow a document to be amended; or

(g) adjourn a hearing.

(3) However, the decision-maker must comply with any procedural requirements prescribed by regulation.

(4) A hearing is not affected by a change of the members of an entity that is the decision-maker.