sec.12Form and content of originating application generally

sec.12 Form and content of originating application generally

An originating application for a proceeding must— be in the approved form for the proceeding; and state the provision of the Act under which the originating application is brought; and name the applicant; and state the decision the applicant is seeking; and name as respondents all persons directly affected by the decision the applicant is seeking; and state the grounds of the application; and state a postal address and contact telephone number for the applicant; and be drafted in plain English; and be as brief as the nature of the proceeding permits; and contain a statement of all the material facts on which the applicant relies but not the evidence by which the facts are to be proved; and be consecutively numbered on each page; and be divided into consecutively numbered paragraphs and, if necessary, subparagraphs. For notices of appeal, see also rule 123 . An originating application for a proceeding may contain an email address or facsimile number for the applicant. A failure to comply with subrule (1) does not invalidate the originating application. r 12 amd 2024 SL No. 76 s 11 (sec.12-ssec.1) An originating application for a proceeding must— be in the approved form for the proceeding; and state the provision of the Act under which the originating application is brought; and name the applicant; and state the decision the applicant is seeking; and name as respondents all persons directly affected by the decision the applicant is seeking; and state the grounds of the application; and state a postal address and contact telephone number for the applicant; and be drafted in plain English; and be as brief as the nature of the proceeding permits; and contain a statement of all the material facts on which the applicant relies but not the evidence by which the facts are to be proved; and be consecutively numbered on each page; and be divided into consecutively numbered paragraphs and, if necessary, subparagraphs. For notices of appeal, see also rule 123 . (sec.12-ssec.2) An originating application for a proceeding may contain an email address or facsimile number for the applicant. (sec.12-ssec.3) A failure to comply with subrule (1) does not invalidate the originating application.

• (a) be in the approved form for the proceeding; and
• (b) state the provision of the Act under which the originating application is brought; and
• (c) name the applicant; and
• (d) state the decision the applicant is seeking; and
• (e) name as respondents all persons directly affected by the decision the applicant is seeking; and
• (f) state the grounds of the application; and
• (g) state a postal address and contact telephone number for the applicant; and
• (h) be drafted in plain English; and