19Time and place of inquiry

19 Time and place of inquiry

(1) As soon as practicable after an application or request has been lodged, the Judge or magistrate, or another person as directed by the Judge or magistrate, must fix a time, date and place for the holding of an inquiry into the relevant facts and circumstances. (2) If a person fixes a time, date and place for the holding of the inquiry, the person must give notice of those things to the person (the applicant) who made the application or request. (3) The applicant must personally serve the following on each other person who is required by subsection 18(1) of the Act to be given an opportunity to be heard at the inquiry: (a) notice of the time, date and place fixed for the holding of the inquiry; (b) a copy of the application or request. (4) The Judge or magistrate, or another person as directed by the Judge or magistrate, may on the request of the applicant: (a) dispense with service on a person under subsection (3); or (b) specify a manner other than personal service by which a person may be served under subsection (3).