23General applications

#### 23 General applications 23 General applications > > (1) A general application must be— > > > > > (a) in or to the effect of the approved form, and > > > > > (b) duly completed, and > > > > > (c) lodged at the Registry, and > > > > > (d) accompanied by the applicable fee (if any) for the application. > > > (2) A general application need not specify the Division of the Tribunal to which the function of determining the application is allocated by the Act. However, if the appropriate Division is not specified or an incorrect Division is specified, a registrar may complete or alter the application form accordingly. > > > (3) Unless the Tribunal grants an extension under section 41 of the Act, an application must be made— > > > > > (a) in the case where enabling legislation specifies the period within which the application is to be made—within the period specified, or > > > > > (b) in any other case—within 28 days from the day on which the applicant became entitled under the enabling legislation to make the application. > > > (4) This rule does not apply to a referral to the Tribunal by the Ombudsman of a legal question for an advisory opinion under section 35C of the [Ombudsman Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-068).