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Insurance Act 1973
62EPerson may be represented by a legal practitioner
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#### 62E Person may be represented by a legal practitioner
(1) A barrister or solicitor acting for a person being examined by an authorised person or the inspector:
(a) may attend the examination; and
(b) may, to the extent that the authorised person or the inspector allows:
(i) address the authorised person or the inspector; and
(ii) examine the person;
in relation to matters in respect of which the authorised person or the inspector has questioned the person.
(2) If, in the opinion of the authorised person or inspector, a person is trying to obstruct the examination by exercising rights under subsection (1), the authorised person or inspector may require the person to stop addressing the authorised person or inspector, or examining the examinee, as the case requires.