Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009
sec.44Use of interpreters and other persons
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sec.44 Use of interpreters and other persons
Unless the tribunal directs otherwise, a party to a proceeding or a witness may be helped in a proceeding by— an interpreter; or another person necessary or desirable to make the proceeding intelligible to the party or witness, including, for example, a person with appropriate cultural or social knowledge and experience. Without limiting subsection (1) , the tribunal may arrange for an interpreter or another person to help a party or witness. In this section— interpreter includes a person who interprets signs made or other things done by a person who can not speak or can not speak clearly enough to take part in a proceeding. (sec.44-ssec.1) Unless the tribunal directs otherwise, a party to a proceeding or a witness may be helped in a proceeding by— an interpreter; or another person necessary or desirable to make the proceeding intelligible to the party or witness, including, for example, a person with appropriate cultural or social knowledge and experience. (sec.44-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the tribunal may arrange for an interpreter or another person to help a party or witness. (sec.44-ssec.3) In this section— interpreter includes a person who interprets signs made or other things done by a person who can not speak or can not speak clearly enough to take part in a proceeding.
- (a) an interpreter; or
- (b) another person necessary or desirable to make the proceeding intelligible to the party or witness, including, for example, a person with appropriate cultural or social knowledge and experience.