(1) A party to a proceeding under the care and protection chapters (the applicant ) may apply to the court for an order that another party to the proceeding be removed as a party.
(2) The applicant must give a copy of the application to the following people before the application is heard by the court:
(a) each party to the proceeding;
(b) the public advocate;
(c) if the application relates to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person—the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people commissioner.