Hearing of appeal ex parte: tribunal may decide if respondent absent; later set aside and restore on sufficient cause. If the appellant appears and the respondent fails to appear in person or through an authorised representative on the hearing date or adjourned date, the Tribunal may hear the appellant and dispose of the appeal on merits; if the respondent later appears and satisfies the Tribunal of sufficient cause for non-appearance, the Tribunal shall set aside the ex parte order and restore the appeal.