A decision of the Workers Compensation Commission to proceed on the papers under s 354(6) without an oral hearing is not reviewable as an error in point of law merely because the appellant requested an oral hearing or because the decision-maker ultimately found the evidence unsatisfactory on some issues. The purpose of s 354(1) is to free the Commission from formality, not to create an objective standard of 'proper consideration' reviewable on appeal. Grounds of appeal under s 353(1) must identify the specific decision in point of law said to be erroneous.
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