Unlike the hearing of an application or objection, which must not be held earlier than the third working day or later than the seventh working day after the issue of the notice of hearing, there is no upper time limit on the conduct of a review hearing. The only requirement is that at least three working days need to elapse from the issue of the notice of hearing before it can be held.1
Any person entitled to attend may do so in person, or make a written representation or have someone else attend on their behalf.2
You may require that evidence be given on oath or affirmation, because a person entitled to appear requests it, or because you think it is desirable. While you may administer the oath yourself, you should seek advice from your legal team to ensure that the oath is in the correct form and that the appropriate religious and non-religious options are available.
If the person tells you they cannot attend a hearing on the date you have specified, you should attempt to rearrange the hearing if possible within the period allowed.
If the subject of a hearing fails to appear, you may still determine that the subject of the review was not entitled or has ceased to be entitled to be registered. In making a determination, you must take into account any written representations from the subject of the review and other interested parties.3
Once you have made a determination, you must notify the elector of the outcome of the review and state whether there is a right of appeal, including:4
the time within which notice of appeal must be given
any other information about the appeal that you consider appropriate