31. Evidence

A tribunal shall not be bound by the rules of evidence but may inform itself on any matter in such manner as it thinks fit.

Evidence tendered to a tribunal by or on behalf of a party to any proceedings need not be given on oath but the tribunal may at any stage of the proceedings require that such evidence or any part thereof be given on oath whether orally or in writing.

A tribunal may, on its own initiative, seek and receive such other evidence and make such other investigations and inquiries as it thinks fit.

For the purposes of subsection (2), an adjudicator of a tribunal is empowered to administer an oath.

An adjudicator may require any written evidence given in the proceedings before a tribunal to be verified by statutory declaration.