Jus 11.09(1)(c)(c) The applicant shall file with the department the written request for a contested case hearing within 30 days of the date of the written decision of the department. The time during which the applicant may request a contested case hearing to review the decision of the department shall begin with the date of mailing of the decision. Jus 11.09(1)(d)(d) The department shall either grant or deny the request for a contested case hearing by mailing to the petitioner an order granting or denying the request. If a hearing is not granted within 60 days of receipt of the request for a contested case hearing, the request shall be deemed denied. Jus 11.09(2)(2) Prehearing conference. In any action to be set for hearing, the hearing examiner may conduct a prehearing conference in person or by telephone in all proceedings for hearings under this subchapter. Jus 11.09(2)(a)(a) The hearing examiner shall attempt to obtain from the parties to the prehearing conference a stipulation as to any issue of fact or law over which there is no genuine dispute, including: Jus 11.09(2)(a)2.2. Whether the applicant sustained injuries or death as a direct result of a crime. Jus 11.09(2)(a)5.5. The amount the applicant has been, or expects to be, compensated from other sources. Jus 11.09(2)(b)(b) Failure of any interested party to appear in person or by attorney at the prehearing conference constitutes a waiver of that interested party’s right to become a party to the administrative proceedings. Jus 11.09(2)(c)(c) Failure of petitioner to appear in person or by attorney at the prehearing conference shall result in the entry of a decision dismissing the petition. Jus 11.09(3)(3) Hearing practices and procedures. The hearing examiner shall conduct contested case hearings in accordance with the rules in this subsection. Jus 11.09(3)(a)(a) The department shall request the division of hearings and appeals, department of administration, to appoint a hearing examiner to preside over the contested case hearing. Jus 11.09(3)(b)(b) Chapter HA 1 rules of procedures and practice shall apply in all contested case hearings held under this subchapter, except as specifically provided otherwise. Jus 11.09(3)(d)(d) The department shall attach to the request for a contested case hearing: Jus 11.09(3)(e)(e) The claimant shall proceed with the burden of proving by a preponderance of the credible evidence that: Jus 11.09(3)(e)2.2. The victim incurred a personal injury as defined under s. 949.01 (5), Stats., or a death, as a direct result of the incident. Jus 11.09(3)(e)3.3. The victim or claimant suffered an economic loss as defined in s. 949.06, Stats., as a direct result of the injury or death. Jus 11.09(3)(f)(f) The department shall have the burden of proving by the preponderance of the credible evidence any limitations to an award or any defenses to the claimant’s application. Jus 11.09(3)(g)(g) All hearings shall be open to the public unless in a particular case the examiner determines that the hearing, or a portion thereof, shall be held in private having regard for the fact that the offender has not been convicted and for the interest of the victim. Jus 11.09(3)(h)(h) The department or any of its authorized agents may issue subpoenas for persons or records for any investigation or hearing conducted under this subchapter and may enforce compliance with such subpoenas as provided in s. 885.12, Stats.