Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if any of the following are in issue in a court proceeding or proceeding before the ACAT:
(a) the interpretation or validity of a law of the Territory or Commonwealth;
(b) legislative or executive powers of the Territory or Commonwealth, or an instrumentality or agency of the Territory or Commonwealth;
(c) judicial powers of a court or tribunal established under the law of the Territory or Commonwealth.
(2) The Attorney-General may intervene in the proceeding, on behalf of the Crown, to submit argument on the issue.
(3) If the Attorney-General intervenes in a proceeding under this section, the Attorney-General has the same right of appeal in the proceeding as a party to the proceeding.
(4) If the Attorney-General intervenes in a proceeding under this section, and there are in the opinion of the court or ACAT special reasons for making an order under this subsection, the court or ACAT may make an order for costs against the Crown to reimburse the parties to the proceeding for costs occasioned by the intervention.
(5) In this section:
"Attorney-General" includes the Attorney-General for the Commonwealth, the Attorney-General for each State and the Attorney-General for each other Territory.
"Crown" includes the Crown in right of the Commonwealth, the Crown in right of each State and the Crown in right of each other Territory.