25.—(1) Where a party wishes to be accompanied at the hearing by another person or persons, in addition to any representative whom he or she may have authorised or who may have been appointed under rule 22, he or she shall, not later than the expiry of the period within which the prisoner may submit written representations to the tribunal under rule 7, make a written application to the tribunal to authorise that person or persons to accompany him or her at the hearing.
(2) Any application under paragraph (1) shall give the name, address and occupation of the person or persons whom the party wishes to accompany him or her and a statement of the reasons why he or she wishes to be so accompanied.
(3) Any party who makes an application under paragraph (1) shall, at the same time as the application is made, send a copy of that application to the other party.
(4) The chairman of the tribunal may grant or refuse an application under paragraph (1) and shall give each party written notice of his decision and, where the application is refused, of the reasons for that decision.