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oe AS eR we 10 12 or not they prescribe a procedure which conforms to the common law or statutory. rules of evidente or other téchnical nues of procedure. No inforniality inthe, manner ‘of taking "testimony in the hearings nor the admission of evidénce con- , trary to the laws of evidence affects the validity of a deter- "mination by. the Commission. 4 (d) |Zhe Commission ori its‘motion may, and on the motion of the.applicant shall, issuo subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to compel the attendance of ‘witnesses and the _ production of ,documents. and. records :relovant to the facts stated in the application. Such subpoenas, ‘shall issue over ‘the signature of the chairman. or of-cither of the other mem- - hers hearing the application. Upon the wilfal failure ‘to respond to subpoenas, issued by the Commission, the Com- mission through’ the chairman may: seck a court ordér compelling the attendancd and testimony of the ‘witness or compelling the production of the documents or .records sub- ‘poenacd, Applicants may ‘appear personally, or by counsel, _ present: evidence and cross-examine ‘witnesses. Coote ' , See. 10, (a) ‘Hearings shall he,open to the-public unless’ the Commission determines that .2 .a-closed hearing should. Jybe held, ecause— rn rr iy) * 4. (1) the allegedtassailant has, not been brought to. ‘. trjal and a -public hearing would adversely affect. either’: his apprehension or his trial; ay 9 Ai disposed. of ‘by, the. Cominission: In .cither case;' ithe: filing 2 ,' of additional information or of-an.amendedapplicationishall 3 ‘be considered for the purpose of ‘this, Actito Have béeni filed 4 at the same timo.as. the original-applicationsJ!' (4) j 5 Sec. 8. (a) If'an application meets thefreqtirements of 6 section 7, the chairman shall designatia a tnember:of the Coni- ~T mission as. examiner; That examiner shall! consider, the ap-. 8 | plication and the. substantiating materials wwhichiactompani¢d 9, the application and: shall submit to the’ chairman. alsvrittén 2Q Yeport recommending that ‘the application be rejected, that 41. ‘an‘offer of an award of compensation in a stated! amount bé 12 made to, theapplicant or that the: application: beset for heat 48 ing before the Commission and ‘stating his ‘reasons in sup- Pr i, Vey, b 14 ‘port of the recommendation. |. . 45 ..”. '(b) When he‘receives:the examiner’s report, the ‘chair: A6 man shall transmit a copy of the report-and:a sammaty of thé 17 facts stated on the application: to. tho. otliet three members of 18' the Commission .and shall designate one: of theni as reviewer 19 ifthe examiner has recommended that the.application bo r¢ 20,, jécted-or. that an. offer.of an award:of compensation be made 21: ‘to ‘the applicant. “The-reviewer sliall examine-the: report and 22 -‘the summaty ‘of facts .and express his acceptance dr rejéctibii 23 of that recommendation to the chairman.-IIf the ‘examiner’s “4, recommendation was for‘an.offerof:an:award of compensation ALR. 11831——2