(a) This part:
- (1) Applies in all administrative adjudications conducted by the Tax Appeals Commission; and
- (2) Describes the process by which the commission hears appeal petitions challenging decisions of the Department of Finance and Administration within the jurisdiction of the commission.
- (b) The commission may determine the parties’ compliance with this part.
- (c) Unless a statute or rule expressly precludes it, the presiding commissioner may waive application of this part if, in the commissioner’s discretion, fairness requires.