s.9.1 — Proceedings involving similar questions

9.1 (1) If two or more proceedings before a tribunal involve the same or similar questions of fact, law or policy, the tribunal may, (a)  combine the proceedings or any part of them, with the consent of the parties; (b)  hear the proceedings at the same time, with the consent of the parties; (c)  hear the proceedings one immediately after the other; or (d)  stay one or more of the proceedings until after the determination of another one of them. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to proceedings held under section 21 of the Ontario Land Tribunal Act, 2021.  ; (3) Clauses (1) (a) and (b) do not apply to a proceeding if, (a)  any other Act or regulation that applies to the proceeding requires that it be heard in private; (b)  the tribunal is of the opinion that clause 9 (1) (a) or (b) applies to the proceeding.  ; (4) The consent requirements of clauses (1) (a) and (b) do not apply if another Act or a regulation that applies to the proceedings allows the tribunal to combine them or hear them at the same time without the consent of the parties. (5) If the parties to the second-named proceeding consent, the tribunal may treat evidence that is admitted in a proceeding as if it were also admitted in another proceeding that is heard at the same time under clause (1) (b).