36How may a party appear?

36 How may a party appear? (1) A party may appear personally or by a legal practitioner or, with the leave of the Tribunal, by any other representative. (2) Without limiting subsection (1)— (a) a party that is a body corporate may appear by an officer of the body authorised in writing by the body corporate to appear on its behalf; (b) a party that is a firm may appear by a partner of the firm or by an employee of the firm authorised in writing by the firm to appear on its behalf; S. 36(2)(c) amended by Nos 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 12/1999 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 21.1), 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 215). (c) a party that is the State may appear by a person employed under Part 3 of the **Public Administration Act 2004** authorised in writing by the State to appear on its behalf.