In this Chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise—
| (a) | "Answer" means a document as described in regulation 143 and filed by a respondent; |
| (b) | "applicant" means a person who submits an application to the Tribunal in terms of the Act or this Chapter; |
| (c) | "Application" means a request submitted to the Tribunal in terms of the Act or these regulations; |
| (ii) | a matter initiated by the Commission in terms of section 168 (2); or |
| (iii) | a matter that the Minister has directed the Commission to investigate, in terms of section 168(3). |
| (e) | "Complaint Referral" means an initiating document as described in regulations 140(3) and 141 for the purposes contemplated in section 170 (1)(b); |
| (f) | "Dispute Referral" means an initiating document as described in regulation 132 for the purposes of referring a dispute for alternative resolution to the Tribunal or an accredited entity, as contemplated in section 166 (1); |
| (g) | "initiating document", depending on the context, means either an Application, Complaint Referral, or a Dispute Referral; |
| (i) | in the case of a Complaint Referral, means the Commission, or other person referred to in regulation 141; |
| (ii) | in the case of a Dispute Referral, means the person who referred the matter to the Tribunal or accredited entity in terms of section 166 (1), read with regulation 132; |
| (iii) | in any other proceedings before the Tribunal, means the Applicant; |
| (i) | "intervenor" means any person who has been granted standing to participate in particular proceedings before the Tribunal in terms of section 181 (c), read with regulation 159; |
| (j) | "presiding member" means the member of the Tribunal designated by the chair to preside over particular proceedings; |
| (k) | "Reply" means a document as described in regulation 144 and filed by an initiating party in response to an Answer; |
| (l) | "respondent", when used in respect of— |
| (i) | an application to review a notice issued by, or a decision of, the Commission, means— |
| (bb) | any other person concerned, except the applicant; |
| (ii) | any other application, means the person against whom the relief is sought; |
| (iii) | a Complaint Referral, means the person against whom that complaint has been initiated; or |
| (iv) | a Dispute Referral, means any party to the dispute other than the initiating party; |
| (m) | "sheriff" means a person appointed in terms of section 2 of the Sheriff's Act, 1986 (Act 90 of 1986), and includes a person appointed in terms of section 5 and section 6 of that Act as an acting sheriff and a deputy sheriff, respectively. |
