South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) A party to a
tenancy dispute may only be represented in proceedings before the Tribunal
(including a conference or mediation under sections 50 and 51 respectively of
the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 ), or at
a conciliation conference under this Act, as allowed by this section.
(2) A party to a
tenancy dispute may be represented by a lawyer if—
(a) all
parties to the proceedings agree to the representation and the Tribunal is
satisfied that it will not unfairly disadvantage a party who does not have a
professional representative; or
(b) the
Tribunal is satisfied that the party is unable to present the party's case
properly without assistance; or
(c)
another party to the dispute is a lawyer, or is represented by a
professional representative; or
(d) the
Commissioner has intervened in, or is a party to, the proceedings.
(3) A party to a
tenancy dispute may be represented by a person who is not a lawyer if—
(a) the
party is a body corporate and the representative is an officer or employee of
the body corporate; or
(b) the
party is a landlord or rooming house proprietor and the representative is an
agent, or an officer or employee of an agent, appointed by the landlord or
rooming house proprietor to manage the premises on the party's behalf; or
(c) all
parties to the proceedings agree to the representation and the Tribunal is
satisfied that it will not unfairly disadvantage an unrepresented party; or
(d) the
Tribunal is satisfied that the party is unable to present the party's case
properly without assistance.
(4) In this
section—
"professional representative" means—
(a) a
lawyer, a law clerk, or a person who holds or has held legal qualifications
under the law of the State or another place; or
(b) a
land agent, or an officer or employee of a land agent.