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#### 59 Attorney‑General of the Commonwealth may become a party
Becoming a party
(1) If the Attorney‑General of the Commonwealth gives written notice to the Tribunal that the Attorney‑General wishes to be a party to a proceeding in the Tribunal, the Attorney‑General is a party to the proceeding.
Ceasing to be a party
(2) If:
(a) the Attorney‑General of the Commonwealth is a party to a proceeding because of a notice under subsection (1); and
(b) the Attorney‑General gives written notice to the Tribunal that the Attorney‑General wishes to cease being a party to the proceeding;
the Attorney‑General ceases being a party to the proceeding.
Costs
(3) If the Attorney‑General of the Commonwealth is a party to a proceeding because of a notice under subsection (1), the Attorney‑General may authorise the Commonwealth to pay another party to the proceeding any costs that the Attorney‑General considers the party reasonably incurred as a result of the Attorney‑General being a party to the proceeding.