(1) The Claims Tribunal may, at any time during the course of a proceeding before it, visit the site at which the accident occurred for the purpose of making local inspection or examining any persons likely to be able to give information relevant to the proceedings.
(2) Any party to a proceeding or representative of any such party, may accompany the Claims Tribunal for a local inspection.
(3)The Claims Tribunal after making a local inspection shall note briefly in a memorandum any facts observed, and such memorandum shall form part of the record of proceeding.
(4) The memorandum referred to in sub-rule (3) may be shown to any party to the proceedings who desires to see it and a copy thereof may, on application, be supplied to any such party.
(5)The Claims Tribunal may, if any journey is undertaken for the purpose specified in this rule at the instance of a party, require the party, to deposit beforehand an amount equivalent to the actual expenses likely to be incurred by it and its staff for the purpose, and draw only the amount so deposited by the parties to meet all the incidental expenditure in connection with such journey.