For section 100(2) of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 substitute —
"(2) The Tribunal may conduct all or part of a proceeding entirely on the basis of documents, without the appearance of the parties or their representatives or witnesses, unless a party objects to all or part of the proceeding being conducted in this manner.
(3) The Tribunal may conduct all or part of a proceeding (other than a prescribed proceeding or a prescribed class of proceeding) entirely on the basis of documents, without the appearance of the parties or their representatives or witnesses, if—
(a) a party objects to all or part of the proceeding being conducted in this manner; and
(b) the Tribunal is satisfied that the objection is not reasonable.".