and on such terms as the Registrar thinks just, extend, or further extend, in a particular case the period within which a party is required, by these Regulations or a direction of the Registrar, to submit to the Registrar, or serve on any party, any document or form to be submitted to the Registrar, or served on a party, before the date a rental relief assessor is appointed to make a determination.
(2) The rental relief assessor hearing an application for an assessor’s determination may —
(a)
on his or her initiative; or
(b)
on an application submitted to the rental relief assessor by a party to the assessor’s determination,
and on such terms as the rental relief assessor thinks just, extend, or further extend, in a particular case the period within which the party is required by these Regulations to submit to the rental relief assessor, or serve on any party, any document or form to be submitted to the rental relief assessor, or served on a party, on or after the date the assessor is appointed to make the determination.
(3) The Registrar or rental relief assessor may extend the period mentioned in paragraph (1) or (2) even though —
(a)
where paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(a) applies — the period has expired; or
(b)
where paragraph (1)(b) or (2)(b) applies — the application for the extension is made only after the expiration of that period.
(4) Each period of extension under paragraph (1) or (2) must not exceed 10 working days.