sec.52Purpose and explanation of div 1

### sec.52 Purpose and explanation of div 1 This division provides for— how a party that is not an individual may appear in a proceeding; and how a group of applicants may appear in a proceeding. This division does not provide for how a party may be represented in a proceeding. See section 43 of the Act in relation to representation of a party in a proceeding, including the limited circumstances in which a party may be represented. Nothing in this division requires a party to a proceeding to obtain the tribunal’s leave to appear in the proceeding through an Australian legal practitioner if the party is represented in the proceeding by the practitioner under section 43 of the Act . (sec.52-ssec.1) This division provides for— how a party that is not an individual may appear in a proceeding; and how a group of applicants may appear in a proceeding. (sec.52-ssec.2) This division does not provide for how a party may be represented in a proceeding. See section 43 of the Act in relation to representation of a party in a proceeding, including the limited circumstances in which a party may be represented. (sec.52-ssec.3) Nothing in this division requires a party to a proceeding to obtain the tribunal’s leave to appear in the proceeding through an Australian legal practitioner if the party is represented in the proceeding by the practitioner under section 43 of the Act . - (a) how a party that is not an individual may appear in a proceeding; and - (b) how a group of applicants may appear in a proceeding.