Proposed paragraph 17 enables the chairperson to issue guidelines and guidance notes on aspects of work of the tribunal. This will be most useful from a number of points of view as it will help to bring a greater degree of consistency to the work of the various members of the tribunal while, at the same time, fully respecting the obvious fact that each of them is independent in the decision making function he or she carries out. Guidance notes are a useful aid to practitioners representing asylum applicants and the staff of the tribunal and the Refugee Appeals Commissioner in enhancing the clarity and certainty of the appeals process on a procedural and functional level.