If the Commissioner allows the appeal, he generally has two options:
1) if he is satisfied that the tribunal made sufficient findings of fact to make a proper decision, but simply apllied the law incorrectly, he can substitute his own decision- ie no need for a new hearing.
2) if there were insufficient findings of fact, set aside the tribunal's decision and order a new hearing.
So if you're satisfied that sufficient findings of fact were made by the tribunal - or the evidence before the Commissioner allows him to make the relevant findings - you can ask that he make a decision on the substantive appeal. He's asking if that is what you want and what the terms of the decision should be.
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