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QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL RULES 2009 - REG 55

Other entity

55 Other entity

(1) An entity other than a State agency or corporation may appear in a proceeding through an officer of the entity who is authorised by the entity to act for it in the proceeding.
Examples of entities for this rule—
association, partnership, trust
(2) However, the entity may appear through an Australian legal practitioner only with the tribunal’s leave.
(3) Subrule (2) does not apply if all of the officers of the entity are Australian legal practitioners.
(4) If the officer authorised to act for the entity under subrule (1) is not an Australian legal practitioner and the tribunal requests it, the entity must give the tribunal a certificate of authority for the authorisation.
(5) If an officer is authorised to act for an entity as mentioned in subrule (1) , each member of the entity is taken to have agreed to the officer appearing for the entity in the proceeding.
(6) In this rule—

"member" , of an entity other than a State agency or corporation, means—
(a) generally—a member (however called) of the entity; or
(b) for a partnership—a partner of the entity; or
(c) for a trust—a trustee or beneficiary of the entity.

"officer" , of an entity other than a State agency or corporation, means—
(a) an officer within the meaning given by the Corporations Act , section 9 for an entity that is not a corporation or individual; or
(b) an employee of the entity.



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