Section 116 — Residential Tenancies Act 1986: Rules of procedure

116 Rules of procedure (1) The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make rules for all or any of the following purposes: (a) Regulating the practice and procedure of the Tribunal: (b) Prescribing such things (including fees) as are required by this Act to be prescribed: (c) Prescribing such other matters as are necessary or desirable for carrying out the provisions of this Part of this Act. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) of this section, rules may be made providing for the following: (a) The keeping of records by the Tribunal and the form of such records: (b) The form of documents to be issued by the Tribunal and the sealing of its documents: (c) The form and content of documents to be used by parties and intending parties, and the service of documents and the giving of notices by such persons: (d) The duties, functions, and powers of the Tribunal, Registrars, and Tenancy Officers in relation to— (i) The service of documents and the giving of notices: (ii) The enlargement of dates of hearing: (iii) The adjournment of proceedings: (iv) The reports of Tenancy Mediators: (e) The withdrawal and amendment of applications: (f) The summoning of witnesses, and the payment of witnesses from public funds or otherwise: (g) The duties, functions, and powers of Tenancy Officers and Tenancy Mediators: (h) The transfers of proceedings from the Tribunal to a District Court: (i) The filing of orders of the Tribunal in a District Court for enforcement: (j) The searching of the records of the Tribunal.