(1) Any application
under this Act shall —
(a) be
made in writing in a form approved by the Minister; and
(b) be
accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).
(2) Before a competent
court hears an application the court shall —
(a) give
to the applicant notice in writing setting out the time and place of the
hearing; and
(b) give
to any other party —
(i)
notice in writing setting out the time and place of the
hearing; and
(ii)
such notice of the nature of the application as is
required by rules of court or directed by the court in a particular case.
[Section 18 amended: No. 50 of 1988 s. 10; No. 59
of 2004 s. 121.]