75Representation of parties

#### 75 Representation of parties (1) At the hearing of a proceeding, other than a proceeding by way of an inquiry under section 70, before the Disciplinary Tribunal, a party to the proceeding may appear in person or may be represented by a legal practitioner or by some other person. (2) In proceedings heard by the Disciplinary Tribunal in pursuance of subsection 67(1) or (2), the Commissioner and the AFP appointee charged shall be the parties to the proceeding before the Tribunal. (3) Where a person appeals to the Disciplinary Tribunal under section 68 or 69, the Commissioner and the person so appealing shall be the parties to the proceeding before the Tribunal. (4) Where the Attorney‑General appeals to the Disciplinary Tribunal under section 68 on the ground that the penalty imposed on an AFP appointee in respect of a breach of discipline is inadequate, the Attorney‑General and the appointee concerned shall be the parties to the proceeding before the Tribunal. (5) The Disciplinary Tribunal may, in an inquiry under section 70, permit any person whom it deems fit to appear before the Tribunal in person or to be represented before it by a legal practitioner or by some other person. (6) At the hearing of a proceeding before the Disciplinary Tribunal in relation to a matter in respect of which there was made a complaint to which section 6 or 22 applied, the Tribunal may, if it is satisfied that there are special circumstances that justify it in so doing, grant leave to the complainant to appear in person before the Tribunal in the proceeding or be represented before the Tribunal in the proceeding by a legal practitioner or by some other person, and where leave is so granted, the complainant or his or her representative may take such part in the proceeding as the Tribunal permits.