(1) The conduct of a review by the Merit Protection Commissioner must meet the following minimum requirements:
(a) the review must be conducted with due regard to procedural fairness;
(b) the review must be conducted in private;
(c) the review must be finished as quickly, and with as little formality, as the proper consideration of the matter allows.
(2) A person appearing before the Merit Protection Commissioner must do so without representation unless the Merit Protection Commissioner decides that, in all the circumstances, it would be reasonable to allow the person to be represented.