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Sentencing Act 1991
85EProceeding on an application
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85E Proceeding on an application
(1) In a proceeding on an application for a compensation order a party—
(a) may appear personally; or
(b) may be represented by—
(i) a legal practitioner; or
(ii) with the leave of the court, by any other person.
(2) A proceeding in a court on an application for a compensation order made by or on behalf of a child or other incapable person must be taken to be a civil proceeding for the purpose of any provision of an Act or rule of court relating to—
(a) the appointment or removal, and the power or authority, of a litigation guardian in a civil proceeding in that court; or
(b) the administration of money ordered to be paid to a child or such an incapable person—
and any such provision applies in relation to a proceeding on an application for a compensation order with any necessary modifications.
S. 85F