Practice question
In a contested licensing case governed by EO 292, Book VII, the hearing officer personally acts as prosecutor against the licensee and then presides over the same disputed charges. Officials defend this solely as efficient use of specialized staff. Which statutory safeguard directly answers the arrangement?
- Every employee must rotate between prosecutor and hearing officer in the same case.
- Efficiency automatically waives every impartiality requirement.
- Section 24 prohibits a hearing officer from performing prosecuting functions in the same or a factually related contested case.
- The licensee must accept the arrangement if the officer is technically qualified.
- Only the name of the agency matters.
Legal references
- EO 292, Book VII Section 24(2): https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_292_1987.html
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