39. If the defendant does not send a defence or contact information notice within the prescribed time limit, the Tribunal convenes the parties to a management conference.
If the Tribunal notes the absence of the defendant during the case management conference, it sends, at least 10 days before the hearing, a notice of hearing to the parties. The notice informs the defendant that, following the hearing, a judgment may be rendered without further notice or delay.
When the presentation of evidence is necessary, the Tribunal may, if the interests of justice so require, agree that the evidence be adduced in the form of sworn statements.
2023-07-12Decision 2023-07-12, s. 39.