Effect of non-compliance
30.  Where, in any matter under this Part that is before the Registrar or any proceedings before an assessor, there has been a failure to comply with any requirement of these Regulations, that failure is treated as an irregularity and does not nullify the proceedings in question, any step taken in the proceedings, or any direction or order given by the Registrar or assessor, unless otherwise provided in these Regulations or directed by the Registrar or assessor.