26Form of application

26 Form of application S. 26 amended by No. 3/2016 s. 14(2) (ILA s. 39B(1)). (1) An application— (a) must be in writing in or to the effect of the form prescribed by the rules or, if no form is so prescribed, required by any practice directions; and (b) must be accompanied by any documentary evidence (such as medical certificates or statements of earnings) indicated in the form as being required to accompany the application; and (c) must contain an authorisation for the Tribunal to obtain any other evidence or any document that the Tribunal considers that it requires in order to enable it to determine the application; and S. 26(1)(d) amended by No. 3/2016 s. 14(1)(a). (d) must state whether the applicant wishes the Tribunal to conduct a hearing or determine the application without conducting a hearing. S. 26(1)(e) repealed by No. 3/2016 s. 14(1)(b). S. 26(2) inserted by No. 3/2016 s. 14(2). (2) If the act of violence has not been reported to the police, the application must also be accompanied by a statutory declaration made by the applicant or the person making the application on behalf of the applicant, setting out— (a) the circumstances of the act of violence; and (b) the reasons for failing to report the matter.