Section 28

A tribunal is not bound by the rules of evidence but may inform itself on any matter in such manner as it thinks fit.

Evidence tendered to a tribunal by or on behalf of a party to any proceedings need not be given on oath but the tribunal may, at any stage of the proceedings, require that such evidence or any part thereof be given on oath whether orally or in writing.

A tribunal may, on its own initiative, seek and receive such other evidence and make such other investigations and inquiries as it thinks fit.

All evidence and information received and ascertained by the tribunal under subsection (3) must be disclosed to every party.

For the purposes of subsection (2), a tribunal magistrate is empowered to administer an oath.

A tribunal may require any written evidence given in the proceedings before the tribunal to be verified by statutory declaration.

A tribunal is not required to keep a record of the evidence given in any proceedings before the tribunal but must make —