Forms of application
8.—(1) Subject to the following provisions of this rule, a first application to the court for the appointment of a receiver shall be in Form A and an application to the court respecting the exercise of any of its other jurisdiction in relation to a patient may be made by letter unless the court directs that a formal application shall be made, in which case it shall be made in Form B.
(2) An application to the Public Trustee relating to the exercise of any of his functions in relation to a patient shall be made by letter or in such other manner as he may direct, unless he directs that a formal application be made to the court in which case it shall be made in Form B.
(3) An application in Form A shall be treated as an application for the appointment as receiver of the person named in the application or some other suitable person.
(4) On grounds of urgency the court or the Public Trustee as appropriate may dispense with the need for an application in writing.
(5) An application relating to the committal of a person for contempt of court shall be made to a judge but all other applications to the court shall be returnable in the first instance before the Master.