20Amendment of documents

#### 20 Amendment of documents 20 Amendment of documents > > (1) An application by a party to applicable proceedings for leave to amend a document lodged by the party must be in writing and fully set out the grounds for the application. > > > (2) The party seeking the amendment must lodge and serve the application on the other parties. > > > (3) A party who wishes to object to the amendment must, within 2 working days of being served with the application— > > > > > (a) lodge written notice of the objection with reasons, and > > > > > (b) serve the notice of objection on the other parties. > > > (4) If the application is made before the Commission is constituted to deal with the proceedings, the President is to determine the application, subject to subrule (8)(b). > > > (5) If the application is made after the Commission is constituted to deal with the proceedings, the Commission is to determine the application. > > > (6) An application may be determined solely on the basis of the written application and any written notice of objection. > > > (7) Without limiting subrule (6), the President or Commission may, when considering an application, seek further oral or written information from a party. > > > (8) The President may, when considering the application— > > > > > (a) list the application for hearing before the President, or > > > > > (b) refer the application to a member for determination. > > > (9) The Commission may, when considering an application, list the application for hearing before the Commission.