Section 8.61.180. Prehearing conferences.

	(a)  Upon a motion by any party, or on its own motion, the board may require the parties to participate in a prehearing conference for the purpose of clarifying and simplifying the issues or procedures in a contested case. At the prehearing conference, the board may require the parties to  
		(1) state their positions on the issues in dispute;  
		(2) submit witness and exhibit lists;  
		(3) address any disputes regarding discovery of information;  
		(4) discuss scheduling matters that will facilitate the hearing process; and  
		(5) discuss any other matter that may expedite the proceedings and assure a just conclusion.  
	(b)  After a prehearing conference, the board may issue an order regarding matters discussed at the conference and setting out the procedures to be followed at the hearing. The order controls the subsequent course of the proceedings unless modified by the board.  
	(c)  At any stage of the proceedings in a contested case, the parties may enter into stipulations regarding issues, facts, applicable law, witnesses, exhibits, or any other relevant matters. A stipulation must be submitted in writing to the board unless it is made verbally on the record in a board proceeding.  

Authorities

18.60.020;18.60.057;18.60.093;18.60.030;18.60.075;44.62.125

Notes

Authority

AS 18.60.020 AS 18.60.057 AS 18.60.093

Authority

AS 18.60.020 AS 18.60.030 AS 18.60.075 Editor's note: Copies of all state-specific standards adopted by reference in 8 AAC 61.1180 may be obtained by contacting the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, division of labor standards and safety, at the (1) Occupational Safety and Health office located at 3301 Eagle Street, Suite 305, Anchorage, Alaska; phone: [phone]; (2) Occupational Safety and Health office located at 1111 W. Eighth Street, Suite 304, Juneau, Alaska; phone: [phone]; or (3) Occupational Safety and Health office, P.O. Box 107022, Anchorage, Alaska 99510-7022. Copies of all standards adopted by reference in 8 AAC 61.1180 will be issued to each state depository in this state and to the regional offices of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, division of labor standards and safety, located in Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Kenai, and will be available for public inspection at these offices. As of Register 151 (October 1999), the regulations attorney made technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6) to reflect the name change of the Department of Labor to the Department of Labor and Workforce Development made by ch. 58, SLA 1999 and the corresponding title change of the commissioner of labor.

History

Eff. 1/10/75, Register 53; am 1/4/78, Register 64; am 12/2/94, Register 132

History

Eff. 12/6/95, Register 136

References

8.61.1180