16Application for a common rule

16 Application for a common rule (1) An application may be made by any interested person or organisation to the Commission for a declaration under subsection 141 (1) or (2) of the Act. (2) An application shall be in accordance with the approved form and shall be lodged in the Industrial Registry. (3) Upon an application being lodged in the Industrial Registry, a Registrar shall immediately bring the matter to the notice of the President or such other member of the Commission as is appropriate. (4) Where lodgment of an application is brought to the notice of the Commission in accordance with subregulation (3), the Commission shall cause directions to be issued to the applicant as to: (a) the persons (if any) on whom a notice of the application should be served; (b) the time within which that notice is to be served on those persons; and (c) the time and place for the hearing of the application. (5) A notice served on a person in accordance with subregulation (4) shall, subject to any directions of the Commission or a member of the Commission, be in accordance with the approved form.