Data Protection Act (Cap. 586), article 27

27. (1) The Tribunal shall be competent to hear and decide any appeal made to it in accordance with the provisions of this Act and, subject to the provisions of article 29, the decisions of the Tribunal shall be final and binding. (2) The Tribunal may summon any person to appear before it to give evidence and produce documents. The Tribunal may also appoint experts to advise it on any technical issue that may be relevant to its decision. On the day appointed by the Tribunal for the hearing of the appeal, it shall hear, under oath, the evidence of the appellant and of the respondent, as well as of other witnesses. The secretary shall issue the necessary summons by the method of service referred to in article 23 for any person involved in the hearing of the appeal. (3) The Tribunal shall hold its sittings in public unless, having regard to the nature of the appeal or any other matter before it, it deems it proper to conduct the proceedings or part thereof in private. (4) The Tribunal shall have the same powers as are competent to the First Hall, Civil Court according to law. (5) Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act or any other law, the Tribunal shall regulate its own procedure. (6) If any party requires the attendance of witnesses, that party shall complete Form A in the Second Schedule, which shall be signed by the Chairman of the Tribunal and served on each witness in accordance with sub-article (2). Decisions of the Tribunal.