(1) An application to the Disciplinary Tribunal under section 248 of the Act for consent to employ a person specified in subsection (1) of that section must—
(a) be in form F; and
(b) state the reasons why the person should be employed; and
(c) be supported by affidavit.
(2) The applicant must—
(a) file the application with the Disciplinary Tribunal; and
(b) serve, without delay, notice of the application on the New Zealand Law Society, or as the case may require, the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers.