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Land and Environment Court Act 1979
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#### 63 Right of appearance
63 Right of appearance
> > (1) A person entitled to appear before the Court may appear in person, or by an Australian legal practitioner, or (except in proceedings in Class 5, 6 or 7 of the Court’s jurisdiction) by an agent authorised by the person in writing.
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> > (2) Despite subsection (1), a person may not appear before the Court by an agent except with the leave of the Court.
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> > (3) In determining whether to grant leave for a person to appear by an agent the Court is to consider—
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> > > (a) whether the agent has provided the person with the information required by the rules, and
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> > > (b) whether granting leave is in the best interests of the person.
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> > (4) Leave granted under this section may—
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> > > (a) be granted subject to conditions, and
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> > > (b) be revoked at any time for any reason.
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> **s 63:** Am 1990 No 84, Sch 2; 1999 No 39, Sch 5 \[8\]; 2006 No 120, Sch 3.14 \[2\]; 2008 No 107, Sch 14 \[14\]; 2012 No 60, Sch 10 \[2\] \[3\].