Sentences with phrase «affecting oral hearings»

In their «Report» on the WSIB» (Nov. 6, 2013) the Committee told the Board reconsider its appeal changes, especially those affecting oral hearings, and more information on Appeal Branch outcomes and Tribunal backlogs and needed resources.

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Whether or not there is a denial of natural justice in the event of such a departure is a matter that must be considered in light of all the circumstances, including whether or not the person affected was given notice of the change in procedure before the decision was made, and whether it could be said that the person affected had been given a fair hearing in spite of him or her not being given an oral hearing (para. 43).

The Court confirmed that the audi alterum partem principle, which requires a decision maker to provide adequate opportunity for those affected by a decision to present their case and respond to the case against them, does not confer an unqualified right to an oral hearing unless otherwise stipulated by statute.