Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A corporation may
appear before a court by its representative who on behalf of the corporation
may do all things that an accused who is an individual may do before the
court.
(2) If a corporation
appears by its representative —
(a) a
requirement to read, say, ask or do any thing in the presence of the accused
is to be construed as a requirement to read, say, ask or do the thing in the
presence of the representative; and
(b) any
thing that must or may be done or said by an accused personally may be done or
said by the representative; and
(c) any
thing done or said or omitted to be said by the representative is to be taken
as having been done or said or omitted to be said by the corporation.
(3) If a corporation
does not appear by its representative —
(a) it
is not necessary for any requirement referred to in subsection (2)(a) to be
complied with; and
(b) the
court must enter a plea of not guilty on behalf of the corporation unless the
corporation has entered a plea under section 154.
(4) This section does
not limit the operation of section 172.