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  "text": "(1) The Chairman may direct that any question of fact or law which appears to be in issue in the application be decided at a preliminary hearing.\n(2) If, in the opinion of the Tribunal, deciding that question substantially disposes of the whole application, the Tribunal may treat the preliminary hearing as the hearing of the application and may give such direction as it thinks fit to dispose of the application.\n(3) The Tribunal may decide the question and may also dispose of the application without a further hearing, but, in each case, only if—\n(a) the parties so agree and the Tribunal has considered any representations made by them;\n(b) having regard to the material before it and the nature of the issues raised, to do so would not prejudice the administration of justice; and\n(c) there is no important public interest consideration that requires a hearing in public.\n(4) Rule 30 applies to the Tribunal’s decisions on a preliminary issue.",
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