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Article 16 Listing

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(1)

The panel shall hold a hearing as soon as is reasonably practicable after the duty to determine an ancillary appeal under rule 13(5), or to make a substantive determination under rule 15(3), has arisen.

(2)

After consulting the parties, the Commissioner shall list a hearing by way of a direction specifying the date, time and place of the hearing.

(3)

Written notice of this direction shall be served on the parties as soon as practicable in accordance with rule 11(3) and in any event not less than fourteen days before the hearing in the case of an ancillary hearing and not less than twenty one days before the hearing in the case of a substantive hearing.

(4)

Subject to paragraph (5), the substantive hearing shall not be listed unless the following conditions are satisfied;

(a)

there are no outstanding ancillary applications or appeals to be determined; and

(b)

the time for bringing an ancillary appeal against any ancillary decision has expired.

(5)

Where they consider it appropriate to do so, the Commissioner may list ancillary and substantive hearings together.

(6)

Unless the Commissioner decide otherwise, the single Commissioner shall be responsible for listing hearings.