28Representation

### 28 Representation > > (1)  [*\[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 104 of 2000, s. 14, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#GS14@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 113 of 1986, s. 7 \]**\[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 1992, s. 19 \]*Subject to this section, a party to any proceedings before the Commission, or before the Registrar under [Part V](#HPV@EN) , may appear in person or by his agent. > > > (2)  In [subsection (1)](#GS28@Gs1@EN) , ***party*** includes an intervener. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 28 Subsection (3) amended by No. 104 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#JS1@JT@tr@oc1@EN) [*\[Section 28 Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 1997, s. 12, Applied:28 Jun 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-28/act-1997-018#GS12@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 28 Subsection (3) amended by No. 105 of 1984, s. 6 \]**\[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 113 of 1986, s. 7 \]*An association referred to in [section 63](#GS63@EN) [(1)](#GS63@Gs1@EN) or an organization shall be deemed to have appeared in person in proceedings before the Commission or the Registrar if it is represented by an officer or employee of the association or organization. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 28 Subsection (4) amended by No. 104 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#JS1@JT@tr@oc2@EN) [*\[Section 28 Subsection (4) amended by No. 18 of 1997, s. 12, Applied:28 Jun 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-28/act-1997-018#GS12@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 28 Subsection (4) amended by No. 113 of 1986, s. 7 \]*A party appearing by an agent in any proceedings before the Commission or the Registrar is bound by the acts of that agent. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 28 Subsection (5) amended by No. 104 of 2000, s. 14, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#GS14@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 28 Subsection (5) amended by No. 59 of 1992, s. 19 \]*The following persons are not entitled to be agents for the purposes of [subsection (1)](#GS28@Gs1@EN) except with the leave of the Commission or the Registrar: > > > > > > (a) a barrister or practitioner; > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 28 Subsection (5) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja42@GC2@Hpa@EN) an interstate legal practitioner and an Australian-registered foreign lawyer. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 28 Subsection (6) amended by No. 104 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#JS1@JT@tr@oc3@EN) [*\[Section 28 Subsection (6) amended by No. 18 of 1997, s. 12, Applied:28 Jun 1997\]*](/view/html/inforce/1997-06-28/act-1997-018#GS12@Hpc@EN) *\[Section 28 Subsection (6) amended by No. 113 of 1986, s. 7 \]*Where a State employee or an officer or employee of an organization is a barrister or practitioner, nothing in [subsection (5)](#GS28@Gs5@EN) prevents that State employee, officer, or employee from appearing as the agent for a party to any proceedings before the Commission or the Registrar – > > > > > > (a) if he is employed to perform functions that may be performed by persons other than barristers or practitioners; or > > > > > > > (b) those proceedings relate to the determination of an industrial matter that affects his own salary or other conditions of employment. > > > (7)  *\[Section 28 Subsection (7) substituted by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*[*\[Section 28 Subsection (7) substituted by No. 66 of 2007, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#-JS1@Ja42@GC2@Hpb@EN) In this section – > > > > > ***Australian-registered foreign lawyer*** means an Australian-registered foreign lawyer within the meaning of the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ; > > > > > ***barrister*** means a barrister within the meaning of the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ; > > > > > ***interstate legal practitioner*** means an interstate legal practitioner within the meaning of the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ; > > > > > ***practitioner*** means an Australian legal practitioner.