(1) If an account is taken by the associate judge or registrar of a court, the associate judge or registrar must if asked by a person interested in the account, or may on his or her own initiative, refer to a judicial officer of the court a question arising, and the account must be taken in accordance with a direction the judicial officer gives on the reference.
(2) A direction given by the judicial officer under subrule (1) may be amended at any time until a certificate is filed of the results of the account.
(3) This rule is additional to the following rules:
• rule 6202 (Associate judge referring proceeding or issue to judge)
• rule 6254 (Order that jurisdiction in proceeding be exercised by judicial officer other than registrar)
• rule 6255 (Registrar referring proceeding or issue to judicial officer).
(4) In this rule:
"judicial officer " means—
(a) for the associate judge—a judge; or
(b) for the registrar of the Supreme Court—a judge or the associate judge; or
(c) for the registrar of the Magistrates Court—a magistrate.