The Tribunal has sat in public on two occasions. The first sitting took place on the 14th January, 1998. The second sitting took place on the 2nd February, 1998. The first sitting was a publicly advertised sitting to hear applications from interested persons for legal representation. The second sitting was to publicly announce the decisions of the Tribunal in respect of various applications for representation.
At the first public sitting on the 14th of January, 1998, certain guidelines were issued for the benefit of parties interested in the work of the Tribunal. These are set out in Appendix 2.