PART 3

MANAGEMENT POWERS OF TRIBUNALS

Preliminary matters
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1
A convener or, at the start of a hearing, the Tribunal may, either on the application of a party or on their own initiative, consider and determine any preliminary or incidental issue arising from a claim which must be determined prior to the substantive hearing of the claim, and which cannot be determined by the giving of directions under rule 15.
2
Before any such issue is determined by a convener or the Tribunal, the convener or the Tribunal may direct that the Secretary gives—
a
notice to the parties giving them an opportunity to submit representations in writing within a specified period; or
b
notice requiring the parties to appear before a convener or the Tribunal for a preliminary hearing on that issue.