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Legal officers
There is a small team of in-house lawyers called legal officers who assist the Commissioners. They deal with matters of procedure before the Commissioner decides whether to give permission for an appeal to be made. They also deal with these matters once permission has been given until the case is ready to be decided by the Commissioner. Examples of matters they deal with include directing submissions from parties and directing hearings. They also do research for Commissioners.
You may ask a Commissioner to reconsider any decision that a legal officer makes on a procedural matter.
Legal officers cannot make decisions on leave (permission) to appeal or decide an appeal. Only Commissioners can make those decisions.
