Appellant in domiciliary care allowance case not entitled to cross-examine child’s medical assessors or initial deciding officer at appeal hearing

Judicial review - application for certiorari, mandamus and declaratory reliefs - decision of respondent to refuse domiciliary care allowance to applicant mother of young child suffering from autism - oral hearing held on appeal to deciding officer - refusal of respondent to agree to applicant's request that the medical experts who prepared reports concerning the child be available at oral hearing for cross-examination - whether applicant denied her right to a fair hearing as a result - whether application moot or premature as respondent not proposing to have regard to such reports at hearing - role of Chief Appeals officer - de novo appeal allowable - medical assessors did not personally examine child - rules of natural and constitutional justice - change in practice of deciding officer not to have regard to medical reports utilised at first instance - whether the removal of the reports by the respondent was ulta vires its powers pursuant to Ministerial regulations - no right to test evidence which has not been adduced and is to be excluded from decision-making process - applicant not entitled to have medical assessors present on appeal - whether applicant entitled to cross-examine initial deciding officer at appeal hearing - regulations permit but do not mandate attendance - appeals process not yet commenced - reliefs refused.