Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations

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SUPREME COURT RULES 2000 - REG 303

Representation of unascertained persons
(1)  The Court or a judge may appoint one or more persons to represent any person or class of persons, including an unborn person, who is or may be interested in or affected by a proceeding if –
(a) the person or class or a member of the class cannot be readily ascertained; or
(b) the person or class or a member of the class cannot be found; or
(c) the contingent right of any unborn person may be affected by the proceeding and it is desirable to have the proceeding determined before the person is born; or
(d) it is expedient in all the circumstances, including the amount involved and the degree of difficulty of the point to be determined, to make the appointment for the purpose of saving expense.
(2)  A judgment or order binds any person or class represented by another person appointed under subrule (1) as if the person or each member of that class were parties.



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