Mr. Gavin Lawlor:

A great deal can be learned from looking at other jurisdictions also and how their appeals process works. For example in Australia, it is a great deal more transparent where there is an oral hearing for every application over a certain size. People who have an interest can come in and say their piece in front of the board members. The board leaves the room, goes out to make its deliberation, comes back in and gives its decision, which it then has to explain.

There are other examples from other jurisdictions where we can learn and from which we can take aspects.