32Granting and revocation of leave for a person to represent party

#### 32 Granting and revocation of leave for a person to represent party 32 Granting and revocation of leave for a person to represent party > > (1) In dealing with an application under section 45 of the Act for leave to be granted to a person (other than an Australian legal practitioner) to represent a party to proceedings, the Tribunal is to have regard to— > > > > > (a) such of the following circumstances as it considers are relevant to the proceedings— > > > > > > > (i) whether the proposed representative has sufficient knowledge of the issues in dispute to enable him or her to represent the applicant effectively before the Tribunal, > > > > > > > (ii) whether the proposed representative has the ability to deal fairly and honestly with the Tribunal and other persons involved in the proceedings, > > > > > > > (iii) whether the proposed representative is vested with sufficient authority to bind the party, and > > > > > (b) any other circumstances that it considers relevant. > > > (2) The Tribunal may revoke leave granted to a person to represent a party to proceedings only if the Tribunal is satisfied that— > > > > > (a) the party no longer consents to the person representing the party, or > > > > > (b) the person applied for leave to represent that party without the consent of the party, or > > > > > (c) the person does not have the qualities referred to in subrule (1)(a)(i) or (ii) to act as the party’s representative, or > > > > > (d) the party is, or has become, incapable of instructing the representative, or > > > > > (e) any other grounds are present that the Tribunal considers sufficient to justify the revocation.