Copyright Tribunal (Procedure) Regulations 1969
34Application to be made a party to a proceeding
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34 Application to be made a party to a proceeding
(1) An application to the Tribunal by a person seeking to be made a party to a proceeding must:
(a) state the date when the proceeding was started and the relevant file number; and
(b) state the interest of the person:
(i) if the proceeding is a reference under section 135P, 135ZZB or 135ZZT, or an application under section 153F, of the Act — in the question of whether the applicant should be declared to be a collecting society; and
(ii) if the proceeding is a reference under section 135Q, 135ZZC or 135ZZU, or an application under section 153G, of the Act — in the question of whether the declaration of the collecting society should be revoked; and
(iii) if the proceeding is an application under section 135SA, 135ZZEA, 135ZZWA or 183F of the Act — in the arrangement; and
(iv) if the proceeding is an application under section 152 of the Act — in the matter applied for; and
(v) if the proceeding is a reference under section 154 of the Act — in the operation of the scheme that is referred; and
(vi) if the proceeding is a reference under section 155 or 156, or an application under section 157, of the Act — in the matter in dispute; and
(vii) if the proceeding is an application for leave of the Tribunal under subsection 156 (2) of the Act to refer a licence scheme to the Tribunal — in the operation of the scheme to the extent that it relates to the class of cases in the application; and
(viii) if the proceeding is a reference or application under Subdivision H of Division 3 of Part VI of the Act that is of interest to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission — in the matter that is referred or applied for; and
(c) ask the Tribunal to make the person a party to the proceeding.
(2) The Tribunal shall give to the applicant, to every party to the proceeding, and to every other person who has applied to be made a party to the proceeding and whose application has not been determined, an opportunity of presenting a case.