15Appearances by and on behalf of Director

15 Appearances by and on behalf of Director

(1) In: (a) proceedings: (i) instituted, taken over or carried on by the Director; (ii) to which the Director is, or is seeking to become, a party; (iii) in which the Director intervenes or seeks to intervene; or (iv) of a kind referred to in paragraph 6(1)(k); (b) an inquest or inquiry conducted under a law of the Commonwealth, being an inquest or inquiry in which the Director is assisting the coroner; or (c) proceedings by way of appeal from, or otherwise arising out of, proceedings of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) or an inquest or inquiry of the kind referred to in paragraph (b); the Director may appear in person or may be represented: (d) by a member of the staff of the Office who is a legal practitioner; (da) by a member of the staff of a State or Territory authority who is a legal practitioner; (e) by counsel or solicitor; or (f) by the Australian Government Solicitor. (3) In this section:

State or Territory authority means the agency of a State or Territory Government that is responsible for commencing and carrying on prosecutions on indictment for breaches of State or Territory law.