Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000
R 385
Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996)RegulationsFilms and Publications Regulations, 2022Schedule 2Part 2: Appeal Tribunal Office FunctionsAppeal Tribunal Procedures15. Pre-hearing conferences |
| (1) | Within 10 (ten) days after the filing of documents is completed, a member of the Appeal Tribunal assigned by the Chairperson may convene a pre-hearing conference on a date and at a time determined by that member with— |
| (a) | each complainant who has filed an appeal; |
| (b) | interveners; and |
| (c) | the respondent. |
| (2) | If a point of law has been raised, and it appears to the assigned member of the Appeal Tribunal at a pre-hearing conference to be practical to resolve that question before proceeding with the pre-hearing conference, the member may— |
| (a) | direct the registrar to set only that question down for hearing by the Appeal Tribunal; and |
| (b) | may adjourn the pre-hearing conference pending the resolution of that question by the Appeal Tribunal. |
| (3) | The assigned member of the Appeal Tribunal may adjourn a pre-hearing conference from time to time. |
| (4) | Pre-hearing conferences may be conducted in person or by telephone or both, need not follow formal regulations of procedure, and are not open to the public. |
