| (1) | Notice of a hearing must be served on the respondent within a reasonable period before the date set for that hearing. |
| (2) | The respondent is entitled to attend the hearing and to be assisted by a legal representative, but the Tribunal may begin or continue a hearing, in whole or in part, in the absence of the respondent, or the respondent's legal representative, or both of them, if the Tribunal is satisfied that the respondent was properly informed of the hearing. |
| (3) | The respondent is entitled— |
| (a) | to give and adduce evidence; |
| (b) | to call witnesses, and to cross-examine any witness; |
| (c) | to have access to any books, documents or other objects produced in evidence; and |
| (e) | to make a submission to the Tribunal before the conclusion of the hearing. |
[Section 28 inserted by section 9 of Act No. 20 of 2008]
