Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) This section applies to a proceeding under the care and protection chapters.
(2) If the court is satisfied that it should make an order binding on or affecting someone who is not a party to the proceeding, the court may join the person as a party to the proceeding.
(3) However, the court must give the person a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the court about why the order should not be made—
(a) before making the order; or
(b) if, because of the urgency of the case it is not possible to do so before making the order—not later than a reasonable time after making the order.