| (1) | The Tribunal may confirm a resolution or agreement as a consent order— |
| (a) | on application by the facilitator of that resolution or agreement; and |
| (b) | without hearing any evidence. |
| (2) | Upon the receipt of an application for a consent order, the Tribunal may: |
| (a) | make its ruling on the application based on the documents filed alone, without hearing any evidence; |
| (b) | require further submissions or documents from the parties before adjudicating on the application, in which case the directions of the Tribunal will be communicated to the parties by the Registrar; or |
| (c) | require that a hearing date be scheduled for the application, in which case the Registrar will proceed in terms of rule 18(1). |
[Rule 20(2) substituted by rule 21(1) of Notice No. R. 203, GG 38557, dated 13 March 2015]
| (3) | If the Tribunal refuses to make the consent order applied for, or requires any changes that a party is unwilling to accept, the Registrar must serve on each party to the agreement or resolution— |
| (a) | a notice that the application has been refused; and |
| (b) | a copy of the agreement or resolution in its original form, in respect of which the application was refused. |
| (c) | a copy of the Tribunal's reasons for the refusal. |
[Rule 20(3)(c) inserted by rule 21(3) of Notice No. R. 203, GG 38557, dated 13 March 2015]
