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4. Take or cause depositions to be taken whenever the ends of justice would be served thereby; |
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5. Limit lines of questioning or testimony which are repetitive, cumulative or irrelevant; |
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6. Regulate the course of the investigatory hearing, and, if appropriate or necessary, exclude persons or counsel from the hearings for contemptuous conduct and strike all related testimony of witnesses refusing to answer any proper question; |
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7. Preside over conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent of the parties; |
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8. Dispose of procedural requests, motions or similar matters which shall be made part of the record of the proceeding; |
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9. Call, examine and cross-examine witnesses and to introduce into the record documentary or other evidence; |
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10. Request the parties at any time during the investigatory hearing to state their respective positions concerning any issue in the case or theory in support thereof; and |
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11. Take any other action necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Act or to provide for a full and fair investigatory hearing. |
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