Section 25
Duty, powers and procedures of Appeals Board
(1)
It is the duty of the Appeals Board to hear and decide all appeals against the appealable decisions of the Agency within the meaning of section 26(1).
(2)
In the discharge of its duty under this Act, the Appeals Board has the following powers:
to take evidence on oath;
to summon any person to attend any hearing of the Appeals Board to give evidence or produce any document or other article in that person’s possession, except that no person is bound to answer any question or produce any document in respect of any matter which would have been protected from disclosure on the ground of privilege if the proceedings had been held in any court;
to order an inspection of the premises of any private education institution; and
to enter and view the premises of any private education institution.
(3)
The quorum of the Appeals Board is 3.
(4)
The chairperson of the Appeals Board, when present, presides at every meeting of the Appeals Board, and in the chairperson’s absence, the member of the Board who may be chosen by the members present presides.
(5)
The proceedings of the Appeals Board must not be open to the public.
(6)
No act or proceedings of the Appeals Board may be questioned on account of any vacancy on it.
(7)
All members of the Appeals Board are deemed to be public servants for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.
(8)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Appeals Board may regulate its own procedure in any manner that it thinks fit.[52