New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CONSUMER, TRADER AND TENANCY TRIBUNAL ACT 2001 - SECT 37

37 Interpreters

(1) A person may, in any proceedings, request the Tribunal to appoint an interpreter for the purposes of communication between the Tribunal and the person.

(2) The Tribunal must comply with a request made by a person under this section unless it considers that the person is sufficiently proficient in spoken English.

(3) If the Tribunal considers that a person in any proceedings is not sufficiently proficient in spoken English, the Tribunal must appoint an interpreter for the purposes of communication between the Tribunal and the person, even though the person has not made a request under this section.

(4) In this section, "interpreter" includes a person who interprets signs or other things made or done by a person who cannot speak adequately for the purposes of giving evidence in proceedings.