Supreme Court Rules 2000
292Person under disability as party
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292 Person under disability as party
(1) A person under disability, by litigation guardian, may –
(a) sue as a plaintiff; or
(b) make an application; or
(c) defend a proceeding.
(2) A person under disability is not to file a notice of appearance otherwise than by litigation guardian.
(3) An order for the appointment of a litigation guardian for a person under disability is not necessary.
(4) [Rule 292 Subrule (4) amended by S.R. 2002, No. 80, Applied:10 Jul 2002] Subject to any order of the Court or a judge, a person authorised under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 to conduct proceedings in the name, or on behalf, of a represented person, is entitled to be litigation guardian of the person under disability in any proceeding to which the authority extends.