(1) At the preliminary hearing or at any other time, the Tribunal may on the application of any party (the applicant) order any other party (the other party) to provide for the inspection of the applicant the documents set out in a Request for Discovery.

(2) Where an order is made under subregulation (1), a Request for Discovery may be made by way of letter and shall be served on the other party.

(3) A party who is ordered to provide documents for inspection and who receives a Request for Discovery shall notify the applicant within 14 days after the service of that Request of a time and place at which the documents set out in that Request will be made available for inspection and whether there is any objection to the applicant inspecting any of the documents set out in that Request.

(4) A party inspecting documents in accordance with a Request for Discovery may at his own expense take copies of those documents.

(5) Unless the Tribunal in a particular inquiry orders otherwise, a Request for Discovery shall not be served until Points of Claim and Points of Defence have been filed and served.