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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992
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### 36 Advocates
> > (1) Subject to [subsection (2)](#GS36@Gs2@EN) , it is lawful for a party to an action or proceeding, a practitioner, or, by leave of the Court, any other person on behalf of such a party, to appear and to address the Court.
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> > (2) A person who is not a practitioner is not entitled to have or recover any money for appearing or acting on behalf of any other person in the Court.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 36 Subsection (3) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja58@GC3@EN) [*\[Section 36 Subsection (3) amended by No. 32 of 1995, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-03-30/act-1995-032#JS1@Ja2@GC1@EN) *\[Section 36 Subsection (3) amended by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*This section has effect subject to the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) .