sec.56Joint applicants

### sec.56 Joint applicants The applicants ( joint applicants ) for a joint application or joint referral may appear in a proceeding through 1 of the applicants who is authorised by the joint applicants to act for them in the proceeding. However, the joint applicants may appear through an Australian legal practitioner only with the tribunal’s leave. Subrule (2) does not apply if all of the applicants are Australian legal practitioners. If the applicant authorised to act for the joint applicants under subrule (1) is not an Australian legal practitioner and the tribunal requests it, the joint applicants must give the tribunal a certificate of authority for the authorisation signed by all of the joint applicants. (sec.56-ssec.1) The applicants ( joint applicants ) for a joint application or joint referral may appear in a proceeding through 1 of the applicants who is authorised by the joint applicants to act for them in the proceeding. (sec.56-ssec.2) However, the joint applicants may appear through an Australian legal practitioner only with the tribunal’s leave. (sec.56-ssec.3) Subrule (2) does not apply if all of the applicants are Australian legal practitioners. (sec.56-ssec.4) If the applicant authorised to act for the joint applicants under subrule (1) is not an Australian legal practitioner and the tribunal requests it, the joint applicants must give the tribunal a certificate of authority for the authorisation signed by all of the joint applicants.