144Right of appearance and representation

144 Right of appearance and representation (1) A person who is the subject of an appeal to the Supreme Court may represent himself or herself or may be represented by a legal practitioner or another person at the appeal. (2) The Supreme Court may: (a) appoint a legal practitioner to represent a person at the appeal where the person is not represented; and (b) order that the Territory pay all or part of the reasonable costs and disbursements of the legal practitioner in representing the person at the appeal. (3) The Supreme Court may hear an appeal in the absence of the person or the person's representative if all of the following apply: (a) reasonable notice of the appeal was given to the person or representative; (b) the person or representative had a reasonable opportunity to attend the appeal; (c) the person or representative refuses to attend the appeal. (3A) The Court may hear the appeal in the absence of the person if: (a) in the opinion of the Court, there are exceptional circumstances that make the attendance of the person inappropriate; and (b) the person's representative is given notice of the appeal and has a reasonable opportunity to attend the appeal. (4) The Supreme Court must notify a person who is the subject of an appeal of its decision as soon as practicable after the appeal is concluded where it is conducted in the absence of the person or his or her representative. Part 17 Approved Procedures and Quality Assurance Committee