Section 66 — Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024: Representation before Tribunal

General rules (1) A party to a proceeding in the Tribunal may choose another person to represent the party in the proceeding. (2) A person who is required or permitted to appear before the Tribunal may, with the permission of the Tribunal, choose another person to represent the person before the Tribunal. Exception (3) However, the Tribunal may order that a person is not to be represented by the person’s representative if the Tribunal considers that: (a) the representative has a conflict of interest in representing the person; or (b) the representative is not acting in the best interests of the person; or (c) representation of the person by the representative presents a safety risk to any person; or (d) representation of the person by the representative presents an unacceptable privacy risk to any person; or (e) the representative is otherwise impeding the Tribunal. Note: A party to the proceeding can choose another representative. A person required or permitted to appear before the Tribunal can seek the Tribunal’s permission to choose another representative.