In the Answer, the Respondent may:12.5.1  admit the charge(s) set out in the Referral and accept the sanction(s) sought in the Referral;12.5.2  admit the charge(s) set out in the Referral but to seek to mitigate the sanction(s) proposed in the Referral; or12.5.3  dispute the charge(s) and/or the proposed sanction(s), in which case the Respondent must set out in the Answer their response to each of the allegations made in the Referral, identify any defences that they wish to assert, set out the facts on which the defence(s) is/are based, and attach copies of any evidence upon which they wish to rely.