(1)  An authority or a person on whom an application under the Judicial Review Act 2000 has been served is not to be heard on the hearing of the application unless the authority or person has filed and served on the applicant a notice of intention to appear.

(2)  A notice of intention to appear is to be in the prescribed form.

(3)  A notice of intention to appear is to specify an address for service of documents for the authority or person on whose behalf the notice is filed.

(4)  The filing of a notice of intention to appear is proof of service of the application on the authority or person filing the notice.

(5)  The Court or a judge may relieve an authority or a person of the consequences of failing to file a notice of intention to appear on any terms the Court or judge thinks fit.