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Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998
63ASupport persons
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63A Support persons
(1) Unless the Tribunal directs otherwise, a party may be assisted in a proceeding by a support person for the purposes of providing emotional or other support to that party.
A support person may include, but is not limited to, a family member or friend, or a person with appropriate cultural or social knowledge who provides emotional or other support to a party.
(2) A support person referred to in subsection (1) must not—
(a) be a party to the proceeding; or
(b) represent a party to the proceeding.
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