Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992
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(1) Subject to subsection (2) , 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.
(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.
(3) [Section 36 Subsection (3) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] [Section 36 Subsection (3) amended by No. 32 of 1995, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 1998] *[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 .