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The following table provides an overview of the activities that happen during the Review Tribunal Appeal Process, and who is responsible for them.

Stage	Appellant*	OCRT	HRSDC	Review Tribunal
Initiating an Appeal	Prepares Appeal Letter Sends Appeal Letter to OCRT	Acknowledges Appeal Letter Requests File from HRSDC	Sends a copy of Appellant's File to OCRT
Stage	Appellant*	OCRT	HRSDC	Review Tribunal
Preparing for the Hearing	Reviews the Hearing File Decides whether to have a Representative Prepares their appeal Sends additional information to OCRT Obtains approval for long distance travel arrangements	Arranges the Review Tribunal Sends the Hearing File and Hearing Date Client Service Officer contacts Appellant Distributes additional information and the HRSDC Explanation of Decision Under Appeal Helps make long distance travel arrangements Sends reminder to Appellant	Reviews the Hearing File Prepares the HRSDC Explanation of Decision Under Appeal Sends additional information to OCRT	Reviews the Hearing File Reviews additional information
Stage	Appellant*	OCRT	HRSDC	Review Tribunal
Presenting the Hearing	Attends hearing and presents their appeal		Attends hearing and presents HRSDC case	Attends hearing and hears all parties
Stage	Appellant*	OCRT	HRSDC	Review Tribunal
The Review Tribunal Decision	Submits expense claim to OCRT	Sends Review Tribunal Decision to all parties Reimburses expense claims		Reviews all spoken and written information Prepares a written decision and sends to OCRT

* (or Representative or Added Party)