Article 22 Decision of the judge advocate
(1)
The judge advocate may—
(a)
determine any application made under rule 16 and rules 18 to 21 without a hearing; or
(b)
direct a hearing of any application.
(2)
The court administration officer shall notify all the parties of the judge advocate’s decision as soon as reasonably practicable.
(3)
If a hearing of an application is to take place, the court administration officer shall notify each party to the proceedings of the time and place of the hearing.
(4)
A judge advocate may hear and take into account representations made to him by any person who in the judge advocate’s view has a legitimate interest in the application before it.