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Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2021
9.01Change between acting in person and by lawyer
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#### 9.01 Change between acting in person and by lawyer
(1) If a party acts in person in a proceeding and later appoints a lawyer, the lawyer must, as soon as practicable, file and serve notice of the appointment on each other party.
(2) If a party appoints a lawyer and later decides to act in person, the party must, as soon as practicable, file and serve notice of acting in person on the lawyer and each other party.
(3) The party’s former lawyer remains the lawyer on the record until the party serves the notice on the former lawyer.
(4) Notice under this rule must contain details of an address for service in accordance with the approved form.