(1) In hearing a dispute under section 15 or a petition under section 20, the adjudication officer shall, so far as may be practicable, follow the procedure directed to be observed in the hearing of civil suits, save that in his or her absolute discretion he or she may admit evidence which would not be admissible in a court of law and may use evidence adduced in any other claim or contained in any official record and may call evidence on his or her own motion.
(2) The adjudication officer shall—
(a) make or cause to be made a record of all the proceedings on a dispute or a petition; and
(b) make the record referred to in paragraph (a) available to the Land Adjudication Tribunal and the parties when an appeal is being heard under this Act.
(Amended by Act 8 of 1986)