36(1)The Board has full jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters, whether of law or fact.

36(2)In determining a question of fact, the Board is not bound by the finding or judgment of a court in a proceeding involved in the determination of fact, but such finding or judgment is, in proceedings before the Board, prima facie evidence only.

36(3)The Board has jurisdiction to hear and determine a question of fact notwithstanding that a proceeding involving the same question of fact is pending in a court.