32. Incidental powers of Compensation Board

A Compensation Board has the following powers:

to order persons to attend and give evidence and to produce and give discovery and inspection of documents, in like manner as in proceedings in the General Division of the High Court;

to examine any witness on oath;

to award and assess, or direct the assessment of such sums by way of costs as the Compensation Board in its discretion thinks just, and in addition award costs to an unsuccessful claimant where such an award appears to the Board to be justified on the merits of the case;

to call in the aid of one or more assessors specially qualified, and hear any claim wholly or partly with their assistance;

to appoint an expert or experts to report on any matter material to the hearing of any claim; (f)to determine, subject to the approval of the Minister, the remuneration (if any) of such assessors and experts.