Hearings
9.—(1) Any hearing of or in connection with a claim shall, subject to any direction of a Minister of the Crown or order of a tribunal or chairman under rule 54 that all or part of the proceedings are to take place in private and subject to rule 16 of Schedule 1, take place in public.
(2) A member of the Council on Tribunals shall not be entitled to attend any hearing taking place in private in his capacity as member where the hearing is taking place in private under a direction of a Minister of the Crown or an order of a tribunal or chairman under rule 54.
(3) Subject to any direction of a Minister of the Crown or order of a tribunal or chairman under rule 54, a party shall be entitled to give evidence, to call witnesses, to question any witnesses and to address the tribunal at a Hearing.