- (1) Interpretation. These rules shall be interpreted liberally to promote justice and to facilitate the decision of cases on the merits.
- (2) Waiver. The chairperson of the commission or an administrative law judge, on their own initiative or on motion of a party, may waive or alter the procedures in any of these rules and may enlarge or shorten the time within which an act must be done in a particular case, in order to serve the ends of justice.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.60.120(3). WSR 89-23-020, § 162-08-013, filed 11/7/89, effective 12/8/89; Order 35, § 162-08-013, filed 9/2/77.]