Requests to the Attorney General for assistance
23.—(1) A request by the Tribunal to the Attorney General to argue any question in the proceedings pursuant to section 15(4)(b) of the Act must be made in accordance with this rule.
(2) The Tribunal must provide the Attorney General with an account of—
(a)the question the Tribunal thinks it is necessary that the Attorney General argue;
(b)the proceedings to date; and
(c)the reasons the Tribunal considers it necessary to have the question argued.
(3) A request by the Tribunal under this rule must be accompanied by the documents it considers are necessary to enable the Attorney General to decide whether it is appropriate to provide assistance.
(4) The Attorney General must respond to a request by the Tribunal under this rule not later than 28 days after the date the Attorney General received the documents in paragraph (2).
(5) When the Tribunal has received a response from the Attorney General under paragraph (4), it must fix a directions hearing.
(6) The Tribunal must give the parties, and the Attorney General if the Attorney General agrees to argue the question, not less than 28 days’ notice of a directions hearing under paragraph (5), unless the parties to that hearing agree to shorter notice.