What is the procedure of the Tribunal Hearing?
Proceedings at the hearing are usually informal although the Tribunal will follow a procedure so as to ensure all parties are given the opportunity of presenting their cases. The Tribunal will determine the order in which the parties present their case. As the appellant you may be asked to speak first, alternatively the Tribunal may request the VO or LO to begin. When you are asked to present your evidence you may call any witnesses to support your case. Having presented your evidence the VO/LO, and the Tribunal, may question you and any witness. Likewise when the VO/LO’s case has been presented, you, and the Tribunal, may ask questions of the VO/LO and any witness. It is important to realise that the parties should present all the evidence when making their initial presentations. You are usually permitted to make a closing statement, but any new evidence introduced at this stage may be disregarded. If neither you nor your representative attends, or submits written evidence to, the hea
