(1) On being served a copy of an application made under section 11, the Attorney-General and the Chief Commissioner of Police may make any submission to the Magistrates' Court in respect of the conviction in relation to which the spent conviction order is sought.
(2) Before the expiry of a period of 28 days after being served a copy of the application, the Attorney-General and the Chief Commissioner of Police must give written notice to the Magistrates' Court stating whether or not the Attorney-General or the Chief Commissioner of Police (as the case requires) intends to make a submission.