(1) The Secretary to the Appeals Tribunal shall advise the parties by notice in writing of the date and place at which the appeal has been set down for hearing at least 7 days before the date fixed for the hearing of an appeal.
(2) At a hearing by the Appeals Tribunal, the parties are entitled to appear in person or by a representative.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), the hearing of the Appeals Tribunal is public.
(4) The Appeals Tribunal may, on application, take measures or make an order that the Appeals Tribunal considers necessary to ensure the confidentiality of the proceedings if it is satisfied that financial, personal or other matters may be disclosed and are of a nature that the desirability of avoiding public disclosure of those matters in the interest of any person affected or in the public interest, outweighs the desirability of adhering to the principle that the inquiry be conducted in public.