Oral hearing. Subject to agreement by the parties, the arbitral tribunal shall decide whether to hold oral hearings or whether the proceedings shall be conducted on the basis of documents and other materials. Unless the parties have agreed that no hearings shall be held, the arbitral tribunal shall hold such hearings at an appropriate stage of the proceedings, if so requested by a party.
Oral hearing. The hearing official may grant a request for an oral hearing if he or she determines that the issues raised by the employee cannot be re- solved by review of documentary xxx- xxxxx alone (e.g., when credibility or veracity are at issue). An oral hearing is not required to be an adversarial ad- judication, and the hearing official is not required to apply rules of evidence. Oral hearings may take the form of, but are not limited to:
Oral hearing. If the facility requests a hearing:
