§1189.__Hearings

The board shall hold a hearing on the merits of a complaint within 120 days of the filing of the complaint.__The hearing must be conducted pursuant to rules established by the board.__ A decision must be issued within 30 days of the completion of the hearing.__The board shall determine the location of hearings.

§1189-A.__Discovery

The parties to a hearing conducted pursuant to this subchapter are permitted to conduct and use the same discovery procedures as provided in the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, subject to any amendments to the rules as the board might adopt to secure that discovery is expedited.

Compliance with discovery procedures authorized by this section and by rule may be enforced by application to the board or on the board's own motion.

§1189-B.__Appeal

A party appealing an order of the board to the Superior Court shall indicate in the appeal whether it is an appeal on issues of law or on factual matters.

1.__Appeal as matter of law.__An order or decision may be appealed solely on the basis that the board made an error of law.__An order or decision appealed may not be set aside or vacated except for an error of law.__Additional evidence may not be heard or taken by the Superior Court on an appeal made under this section.

2.__Appeal involving factual matters.__A party to a decision by the board may appeal to the Superior Court for a hearing on the merits of the dispute.__In any such hearing before the Superior Court, all findings of fact of the board are presumed to be correct unless rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.

A copy of the decision, certified as true and accurate by