Administrative Procedure Act Article 62
In conducting the hearing, the hearing officer shall maintain an unbiased and fair position.The hearing officer may exercise the following powers during the hearing:1. To inquire of the party and other persons present at the hearing with respect to questions of fact or law or to demand the production of evidence;2. To delegate ex officio or upon application of the party any other related authority to carry out necessary inquisition;3. To require by notification the appearance of any witness or expert witness;4. To require by notification or to allow ex officio or upon application the intervention by any affected party into the hearing proceeding;5. To permit the party or any other person present at the hearing to raise questions or to make statement;6. To forbid the party or any other person present at the hearing to make statement in order to avoid delay of the hearing proceeding and to order the expulsion of any such person if the hearing proceeding is seriously obstructed thereby; 7. To begin, postpone or conclude the hearing proceeding as the case may require notwithstanding the failure of all or some of the parties to appear without good cause;8. To admit the statement contained in the relevant documents presented by the party at the preliminary hearing as his statement made at the hearing;9. To determine before the end of the hearing the date and place where further hearing will be held if he deems it necessary;10. To suspend the hearing ex officio or upon application by the party in the event of the occurrence of an act of God or other incident preventing the conduct of the hearing; and 11. To take any other actions as may be necessary for the unobstructed progression of the hearing proceeding.Upon determining the date and place where further hearing will be held under sub-paragraph 9 of the preceding paragraph, the hearing officer shall give a notice thereof to any party and known affected person who might be absent from the hearing.
中文原文 行政程序法第62條
主持人應本中立公正之立場，主持聽證。
主持人於聽證時，得行使下列職權︰一、就事實或法律問題，詢問當事人、其他到場人，或促其提出證據。
二、依職權或當事人之申請，委託相關機關為必要之調查。
三、通知證人或鑑定人到場。
四、依職權或申請，通知或允許利害關係人參加聽證。
五、許可當事人及其他到場人之發問或發言。
六、為避免延滯程序之進行，禁止當事人或其他到場之人發言；有妨礙聽證程序而情節重大者，並得命其退場。
七、當事人一部或全部無故缺席者，逕行開始、延期或終結聽證。
八、當事人曾於預備聽證中提出有關文書者，得以其所載內容視為陳述。
九、認為有必要時，於聽證期日結束前，決定繼續聽證之期日及場所。
十、如遇天災或其他事故不能聽證時，得依職權或當事人之申請，中止聽證。
十一、採取其他為順利進行聽證所必要之措施。
主持人依前項第九款決定繼續聽證之期日及場所者，應通知未到場之當事人及已知之利害關係人。
主持人於聽證時，得行使下列職權︰一、就事實或法律問題，詢問當事人、其他到場人，或促其提出證據。
二、依職權或當事人之申請，委託相關機關為必要之調查。
三、通知證人或鑑定人到場。
四、依職權或申請，通知或允許利害關係人參加聽證。
五、許可當事人及其他到場人之發問或發言。
六、為避免延滯程序之進行，禁止當事人或其他到場之人發言；有妨礙聽證程序而情節重大者，並得命其退場。
七、當事人一部或全部無故缺席者，逕行開始、延期或終結聽證。
八、當事人曾於預備聽證中提出有關文書者，得以其所載內容視為陳述。
九、認為有必要時，於聽證期日結束前，決定繼續聽證之期日及場所。
十、如遇天災或其他事故不能聽證時，得依職權或當事人之申請，中止聽證。
十一、採取其他為順利進行聽證所必要之措施。
主持人依前項第九款決定繼續聽證之期日及場所者，應通知未到場之當事人及已知之利害關係人。