Every application for compensation shall be signed by the claimant or his/her solicitor and shall contain –
(a) particulars of the property for the loss of which compensation is claimed;
(b) particulars of the error, forgery or fraud on which the claim is based;
(c) particulars of the loss;
(d) an address in the State to which all notices and communications to the claimant may be sent, and shall be verified by the affidavit of the claimant or, by leave of the Authority, of some person on behalf of the claimant having knowledge of the facts.