Supreme Court Rules 2000

The practitioner of any person, public authority or public officer desiring to commence an action as relator in the name of the Attorney-General is to leave with the Attorney-General – a copy of the writ and the proposed statement of claim; and a certificate of counsel annexed to the writ and statement of claim stating that they are proper for the allowance of the Attorney-General; and a second copy of the writ and the statement of claim; and a certificate of the relator's practitioner stating that the relator is – a proper person to be a relator; and competent to answer the costs of the proposed action.

The Attorney-General is to retain the documents referred to in subrule (1)(a), (b) and (d).

If the Attorney-General allows the action, the copies referred to in subrule (1)(c) are to be signed by the Attorney-General and returned to the relator's practitioner.