A tribunal's failure to comply with statutory procedures requiring service of notice on a person joined as a party invalidates the tribunal's decision against that person. The irregularity provision in s 32(3) of the CTTT Act does not override basic requirements of procedural fairness. A solicitor who represents a company does not thereby represent its directors personally, and a tribunal cannot treat the company's solicitor's presence as affording the director a reasonable opportunity to be heard.
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