159Is consent required to be a group member?

159 Is consent required to be a group member?

159 Is consent required to be a group member?

(cf s33E FCA)

(1) Subject to subsection (2), the consent of a person to be a group member is not required.

(2) None of the following is a group member in representative proceedings unless the person gives consent in writing to being so—

(a) the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory,

(b) a Minister of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory,

(c) a body corporate established for a public purpose by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, other than an incorporated company or association,

(d) an officer of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, in his or her capacity as an officer.

pt 2A, divs 1–6 (ss 18A–18O): Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.2 [2]. Rep 2013 No 1, Sch 1.6 [2].

s 159: Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2].