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(3) Legal arguments shall be supported by appropriate judicial Authority or legislative authority and
opposing authorities shall be distinguished
(4) Copies shall be provided of all authorities relied upon which are not readily available in the national
reporting systems of the Kingdom of Lesotho
(5) Specific reference shall be made to any licence provision or tariff provision relied upon in support of a
complaint or defence 6ies of relevant portions of tariffs and licenses that are referred to or relied upon in a
complaint or answer shall be attached to the complaint, answer or other pleadings in which they are
referenced
(6) A complaint proceeding contemplated in rulal8 may be resolved on the written record at the discretion of
the Authority
(7) Unless specifically ordered by the Authority, no pleadings, statements or discovery in addition to those
contemplated in subrule (1) to (6) are allowed in a nonconsumer complaint proceeding
(8) The Authority may in its discretion
(a)
order that an adjudicatory hearing beheld to address the matters raised in the complaint in
any manner allowed by the Act, including permitting evidence to be adduced, summoning
and examining witnesses, and ordering the production of any books or documents or
objects as it may deem necessary;
(b)
order that parties to formal consumer complaint proceedings fire additional pleadings or
statements, or undertake discovery proceedings including briefs written interrogatories and
other supplementary documents or pleadings;
(c)
investigate the matters raised in the consumer complaint in any manner allowed by the Act,
including permitting evidence to be adduced, summoning and examining witnesses, and
ordering the production of any books or documents or objects as it may deem necessary;
and
(d)
expedite the treatment of any complaint
(9) If the Authority deems the complaint to be frivolous! vexatious, incomplete, moot or otherwise
disputable, the Authority shall notify the parties in writing of this determination within 5 days of receipt of the
complaint supported by the reasons for the Authority’s determinations along with a formal dismissal of the
complaint with or without prejudice
(I0) If after 5 days, the Authority has not made a determination pursuant to subrule (9), it shall advise the
parties in writing of its receipt of the complaint, and the respondent has 7 days from the date of receipt of
the Authority’s statement to file an answer to the complaint
(11) The respondents answer shall
(a)
be served on all parties to the proceeding;
(b)
be confined to the specific allegations raised in the complaint;
(c)
be attached to all relevant supporting documentation including factual and legal support for
its positions and affidavits;
(d)
`Contain an answer to each factual allegation contained in the complaint; and
(e)
indicate whether he or she requests a hearing and if so state the basis for such request