5Applications

5 Applications

(1)  An application to the Tribunal under, or for the purposes of, the Act or a relevant Act must be –

(a) in, or to the effect of, the approved form; and

(b) duly completed; and

(c) lodged in a registry; and

(d) lodged with the fee prescribed in the regulations under the Act or under the relevant Act.

(2)  Subrule (1) does not apply, in relation to an application under a relevant Act, to the extent of an inconsistency with the provisions of the relevant Act, or regulations made under a relevant Act, under or for the purposes of which the application is made.

(3)  An application to the Tribunal under, or for the purposes of, the Act or a relevant Act is not required to specify the Division of the Tribunal to which the function of determining the application is allocated under the Act, but if the appropriate Division is not specified, or the incorrect Division is specified, a registrar may complete or alter the application form accordingly.

(4)  Unless the Tribunal grants an extension of time under these rules or under a relevant Act, an application must be made –

(a) if the Act or a relevant Act specifies a period within which the application is to be made – within the period so specified; or

(b) in any other case – within 28 days from the day on which the applicant became entitled under the Act or the relevant Act to make the application.