Road Traffic Management Corporation Act, 1999
R 385
Transport Appeal Tribunal Act, 1998 (Act No. 39 of 1998)RegulationsTransport Appeal Tribunal Regulations, 202613. Hearing of the appeal in the absence of either of the parties |
| (1) | Where a notice of a hearing has been served in terms of regulation 10, the Tribunal may hear an appeal in the absence of the appellant or any other party to the appeal if: |
| (a) | the Tribunal is satisfied that the matter can be disposed of on the papers filed; |
| (b) | the appellant or the other party has indicated to the Tribunal that the said party elects not to be present at the hearing; |
| (c) | the appellant or any other party fails to attend the hearing without providing reasons at all or provides reasons that are unsatisfactory to the Tribunal; |
| (d) | the appellant or other party has submitted documents of a vexatious or frivolous nature, |
| (e) | the appellant or other party has applied for unwarranted or repetitive postponements of the hearing, or |
| (f) | the appeal was removed from the roll on two or more previous occasions and the Tribunal considers it in the interests of justice to dispose of the matter. |
| (2) | Where the Tribunal proceeds with a hearing in the absence of the appellant or any other party to the appeal, the Tribunal may consider and deal with the appeal on the strength of the information available to it at the time of the hearing. |
