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Health Care Complaints Act 1993
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#### 50 Assistance to parties at conciliation
50 Assistance to parties at conciliation
> > (1) At the conciliation of a complaint, a party to the complaint is not entitled to be legally represented.
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> > (2) A party to a complaint may be assisted by another person (not being an Australian legal practitioner) if the assistance is provided—
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> > > (a) to the complainant, or
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> > > (b) to another party to the complaint and the Registrar or conciliator gives permission because the party would be disadvantaged without the assistance.
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> > (3) This section does not prevent an officer of a corporation that is a party to a complaint from representing the corporation.
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> > (4) Contravention of this section does not invalidate the conciliation of a complaint.
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> **s 50:** Subst 2004 No 98, Sch 2 \[9\]. Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.29 \[2\].