Residential Tenancies Act 1987

hear the application in such manner as it considers best suited to the purposes of this Act; and

decline to entertain the application if it considers that the application is frivolous; and

proceed to hear and determine the application in the absence of any party thereto; and

where a person contravenes subsection (2) of section 19, issue a warrant to bring the person before a competent court for the purposes of subsection (1) of that section; and

order the refund to a person of a fee paid under section 18(1) by that person; and

extend or shorten any period prescribed by or under this Act within which any action must be taken, such power to extend a period being exercisable notwithstanding that that period has expired; and

vary or set aside any order where it considers there are proper grounds for doing so; and

adjourn the hearing to any time or place or to a time and place to be fixed; and

allow the amendment of the application; and

hear the application jointly with any other application; and

receive in evidence any transcript of evidence in proceedings before the court or any other court and draw any conclusions of fact therefrom that it considers proper; and

adopt, as it considers proper, any findings, decision or judgment of the court or any other court that may be relevant to the proceedings; and

generally give all such directions and do all such things that it thinks necessary or expedient in the proceedings.