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Personal Injury Commission Rules 2021
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#### 60 Notice of representation
60 Notice of representation
> > (1) A party to applicable proceedings must notify the President and the other parties within 7 days after any of the following occurs during the proceedings—
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> > > (a) the appointment of an Australian legal practitioner or agent to represent the party,
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> > > (b) a change in the Australian legal practitioner or agent representing the party,
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> > (2) An Australian legal practitioner or agent representing a party who ceases during applicable proceedings to represent the party must notify the President and the other parties within 7 days after ceasing to represent the party.
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> > (3) An Australian legal practitioner or agent who is to represent the party from the commencement of the applicable proceedings is taken to have given the notice required by subrule (1)(a) if—
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> > > (a) the practitioner or agent signs the first document lodged on behalf of the party in the proceedings, and
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> > > (b) the document gives the address of the practitioner or agent as the party’s address for service.
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> > (4) A notice under this rule must indicate whether the authority of the Australian legal practitioner or agent to act on behalf of the party in the proceedings is limited or restricted in any way and, if so, in what way and to what extent.
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> > (5) The President is entitled to assume that the authority of an Australian legal practitioner or agent is not limited or restricted if the notice does not include an indication under subrule (4).
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> > (6) A notice required under this rule to be given by a party may be given by the party’s Australian legal practitioner or agent.