Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

COMPENSATION (FATAL INJURIES) ACT 1968 NO 9 (REPEALED) - SECT 15

    (1)     If—

        (a)     an action under this Act has been begun; and

        (b)     the court is satisfied that a person whose name is not included in the names of the persons for whose benefit the action is stated to have been brought is a person whose name should have been so included;

the court may, on application made by or on behalf of that person, or on its own initiative, order that the action shall proceed as if the name of that person had been so included.

    (2)     In proceedings under this Act, the court may order that any 1 or more of the persons for whose benefit the action has been brought be separately represented by a lawyer.

    (3)     If the court makes an order under this section, the court may, at the same or a subsequent time, make the orders in relation to procedure in the action that it considers appropriate.

    (4)     The powers of the court under this section are in addition to, and do not limit, any other powers of the court.