Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 2000 (Act No. 3 of 2000)Regulations on Fair Administrative Procedures, 2002Chapter 1 : Public InquiriesPart 2: Public hearings13. Person presiding at public hearings |
| 1) | The administrator or, if a person or panel has been appointed to conduct the public inquiry, that person or the convenor of the panel, or another panel member designated by the convenor, presides at a public hearing. |
| 2) | The person presiding at a public hearing, either in person or through an assistant, must explain the issues the administrator or the person or panel has to consider, and the person presiding may : |
| a) | allow a person present at the proceedings and whose request for permission referred to in regulation 3(7) has been granted, to give evidence, to make oral representations or to produce a document; |
| b) | call any other person present at the proceedings to give evidence, to make oral representations or to produce a document in that person's custody; |
| c) | administer an oath or solemn affirmation to that person; |
| d) | question that person, or have that person questioned by a person designated by the person presiding; and |
| e) | retain for a reasonable period any document produced in terms of paragraph (a) or (b). |