In order to protect the rights of the interested parties, if the commissioner, in his sole judgment, finds sufficient grounds to justify or excuse an interested party from appearing at a hearing or from requesting a postponement of a hearing, he shall direct the appeal tribunal to hold a further hearing. Such further hearing shall be de novo notwithstanding that a decision may have become final.
Source. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:13. 1941, 103:21-23. RL 218:5. 1945, 138:11, 12. 1947, 59:14, 15. 1949, 185:7-10; 290:2. 1951, 36:2; 140:8; 142:7, 8. 1953, 209:4. RSA 282:5(D). 1955, 71:1; 141:10, 11. 1957, 118:6. 1961, 88:10-16. 1965, 208:6, 7; 373:2. 1969, 460:8-10. 1971, 156:23; 539:16-19. 1973, 119:1; 589:5, 6. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.