Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A legal
practitioner who is said to be acting for a party by reason of a Form 1, 1A,
2, 4 or 5 that has been filed is to be taken to be acting for the party
until —
(a)
another legal practitioner files a Form 5 under rule 23; or
(b) the
party files a Form 6 notifying the Court of Appeal that the party is
self-represented; or
(c) the
Court of Appeal gives leave for the legal practitioner to cease to act.
(2) If the Court of
Appeal gives leave for a legal practitioner to cease to act for a party, the
legal practitioner is taken to be continuing to act for the party until the
legal practitioner has complied with subrule (3).
(3) The legal
practitioner must —
(a)
serve the order giving leave on the party; and
(b) file
a Form 5A (Service certificate by legal practitioner ceasing to act)
that —
(i)
certifies the party has been served; and
(ii)
states the party’s last known geographical address
in accordance with Order 71A rule 2 of the RSC; and
(iii)
states an email address used by the party (if known).
(4) The last known
geographical address of the party stated in Form 5A is taken to be the
party’s service details until —
(a)
another legal practitioner files a Form 5 under rule 23 giving notice
that the legal practitioner is acting for the party; or
(b) the
party files a Form 6 notifying the Court of Appeal that the party is
self‑represented.
(5) Within 7 days
after the party is served under subrule (3)(a), the party must file a
Form 6 notifying the Court of Appeal that the party is
self‑represented.
(6) Subrule (5)
does not apply if, within the period referred to in subrule (5), a legal
practitioner files a Form 5 under rule 23 giving notice that the
legal practitioner is acting for the party.
[Rule 24 amended: Gazette
22 Aug 2017 p. 4522‑3; SL 2022/60 r. 15;
SL 2022/74 r. 18; SL 2022/209 r. 7.]