Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 36, September 7, 2024
Section 179.51 - Generally(a) A hearing calendar of all matters set for hearing will be maintained by the Hearings and Appeals Docket Clerk as set forth in § 179.3(b) (relating to filings and appeals) and will be in order of assignment as far as practicable. All matters will be heard before the Commission in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.(b) The Commission may designate a Commissioner or other qualified person to serve as presiding officer in a particular matter or proceeding. The Commissioner, presiding officer or other duly appointed person shall conduct the proceeding in an impartial manner. All appearances will be entered upon the record, with a notation on whose behalf each appearance is made. A notation will be made in the record of the names of the members of the staff of the Commission participating, if any, including accountants and other experts who are assisting in the investigation of the matter.(c) In oral hearings, neither the Commission, nor the presiding officer will be bound by technical rules of evidence and all relevant evidence of reasonably probative value may be received. Reasonable examination and cross-examination will be permitted at all oral hearings. If a party does not testify on his own behalf, the party may be called and examined as if under cross-examination.(d) Subsections (a) and (b) supersede 1 Pa. Code § §35.102, 35.123 and 35.124 (relating to hearing calendar; conduct of hearings; and appearances).