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SENTENCING ACT 1991 - SECT 85E

Proceeding on an application

    (1)     In a proceeding on an application for a compensation order a party—

        (a)     may appear personally; or

        (b)     may be represented by—

              (i)     a legal practitioner; or

              (ii)     with the leave of the court, by any other person.

    (2)     A proceeding in a court on an application for a compensation order made by or on behalf of a child or other incapable person must be taken to be a civil proceeding for the purpose of any provision of an Act or rule of court relating to—

        (a)     the appointment or removal, and the power or authority, of a litigation guardian in a civil proceeding in that court; or

        (b)     the administration of money ordered to be paid to a child or such an incapable person—

and any such provision applies in relation to a proceeding on an application for a compensation order with any necessary modifications.

S. 85F
inserted by No. 54/2000 s. 21.



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