25.12.1 At any time after an application is filed, the Registrar may give directions as to any matter that appears to the Registrar to be a convenient matter upon which to give directions.
25.12.2 The Registrar may:
(a) give directions under rule 25.12.1 without a hearing; or
(b) at the Registrar's discretion and at any time, require the parties to an application to attend before the Registrar.