Hong Kong Ordinances

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 57

Powers of Appeal Board

(1) An Appeal Board may, by notice under the signature of its chairman—

   (a)  summon any person to attend the hearing to give evidence or produce
        any document or other thing in his possession; and

   (b)  authorize a person to inspect the construction work, if any, to which
        the appeal relates.

(2) An Appeal Board may—

   (a)  examine a person summoned under subsection (1)(a) as a witness or
        require him to produce any document or other thing in his possession;

   (b)  hear and consider representations made by or on behalf of the parties
        to the appeal; and

   (c)  hear, receive and examine evidence on oath.

(3) An Appeal Board may—

   (a)  in an appeal against a decision of the Authority—

        (i)    confirm or revoke the decision; or

        (ii)   make any decision that the Authority could have made;

   (b)  in an appeal against a decision of the Registrar—

        (i)    confirm or revoke the decision; or

        (ii)   make any decision that the Registrar could have made.

(4) An Appeal Board may make any order as it thinks fit with regard to the
payment of the costs of the parties to an appeal in the appeal.

(5) Costs awarded or imposed under this section are recoverable as a civil
debt.