8Registrar may refer to Court or judge

8 Registrar may refer to Court or judge

(1)  The Registrar may refer to the Court or a judge any of the following matters:

(a) any matter arising from an application for a grant;

(b) any application for a grant;

(c) any other matter relating to the interpretation or exercise of a power or duty of the Registrar under these Rules of Court.

(2)  If the Registrar refers a matter under subrule (1) , the Registrar must –

(a) notify –

(i) the applicant for a grant; and

(ii) any person whose interests may be affected by the issue of a grant in relation to the matter –

that the Registrar will not order the issue of a grant until the matter under subrule (1) has been determined by the Court or a judge; and

(b) send a statement to the applicant for a grant stating the matter arising from the application for a grant and giving the reason for declining to order the issue of the grant.