Decision of Appeal Panel Committee
23.—(1)  The Appeal Panel Committee may, when hearing an appeal against a decision of the Official Assignee under section 291 or 295 of the Act, require the debtor in question or (if the appeal is brought by a creditor of the debtor) the creditor to submit such further information in writing as the Appeal Panel Committee thinks necessary for the just determination of the appeal.
(2)  The presiding person must record every decision of the Appeal Panel Committee.
(3)  Every question before the Appeal Panel Committee is to be determined by a majority of votes and, in the case of an equality of votes, the presiding person has a casting vote.
(4)  The Appeal Panel Committee must determine the appeal and notify the debtor in question and all the creditors concerned of its decision.
(5)  The Appeal Panel Committee may determine any appeal without requiring the parties to appear before it in person.
(6)  Where a debt repayment plan is modified by the Appeal Panel Committee under section 291(5)(b) or 295(5)(b) of the Act, the Appeal Panel Committee must also specify the date on which the debt repayment plan so modified is to take effect.