The Charity Tribunal Rules (Northern Ireland) 2010

Adjournment of hearing

28.—(1) Where a party requests an adjournment of an appeal or an application hearing, that party must—

(a) notify all other parties of the request for an adjournment except where notification is not practicable;

(b) show good reason why an adjournment is necessary; and

(c) produce evidence of any fact or matter relied upon in support of the request for adjournment.

(2) The Tribunal must not adjourn a hearing of an appeal or application at the request of any party unless satisfied that the appeal or application cannot otherwise be justly determined.

(3) Where the hearing of an appeal or an application is adjourned, the Tribunal must fix a new hearing date which—

(a) must not be more than 28 days after the original hearing date, unless there are exceptional circumstances that mean the appeal or the application cannot be justly heard within that time; and

(b) must not be later than is strictly required by the circumstances necessitating the adjournment.