Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 1005.184 - Authority of presiding officer(a) The presiding officer will have the authority, within the powers of the act, this part or an order of the Authority. This authority includes, but is not limited to, the power to exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitive evidence, to prevent excessive examination of witnesses, to schedule and impose reasonable limitations on discovery and to otherwise regulate the course of the proceeding.(b) Upon the conclusion of a proceeding, the presiding officer will have the authority to issue a decision. Each decision of a presiding officer will be considered a recommended decision as provided in § 1005.201 (relating to recommended decisions generally), except as provided in section 5705(a) of the act (relating to contested complaints).(c) Subsections (a) and (b) supersede 1 Pa. Code §35.187 (relating to authority delegated to presiding officers).