109ZH.— (1) Subject to this Chapter, the Minister may make regulations setting out requirements in relation to the conduct of proceedings before an adjudication officer, having regard to the need for efficiency and the rights of relevant providers.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), regulations under that subsection may include, but are not limited to, all or any of the following:

(a) the form, and manner of making, of requests by an adjudication officer for information, documentation or discovery from a party to proceedings or from a person other than a party to proceedings;

(b) the form, and manner of inviting, of submissions by an adjudication officer from a party to proceedings;

(c) the form and manner of provision of submissions, information, documentation, records, or other evidence to be provided to an adjudication officer;

(d) the provision by an adjudication officer to a party to proceedings or to a person other than a party to proceedings, of information or documentation received by the adjudication officer;

(e) time limits to apply in the conduct of proceedings before an adjudication officer;

(f) procedures for the consolidation of 2 or more proceedings before an adjudication officer;

(g) procedures for the separation of proceedings before an adjudication officer;

(h) the issuing of a direction by an adjudication officer under section 109K;

(i) the conduct of an oral hearing.

(3) In this section, “party to proceedings” means the Minister or the relevant provider concerned.]