New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DUST DISEASES TRIBUNAL ACT 1989 - SECT 17

17 Parties to proceedings before the Tribunal

(1) If a party to proceedings before the Tribunal has a right to proceed against two or more persons who may be jointly liable:

(a) it is sufficient if at least one of those persons is served with process in the proceedings, and

(b) a decision in the proceedings may be given and enforced against the person or persons found to be liable.

(2) Subsection (1) is subject to the rules.

(3) Section 95 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 applies to a decision given in proceedings before the Tribunal in the same way as it applies to a judgment given in proceedings before the Supreme Court.

(4) An executor, administrator, trustee or other legal personal representative may bring or defend proceedings before the Tribunal in the same manner as if he or she were bringing or defending proceedings in his or her own right.

(5) If, before the holding of particular proceedings before the Tribunal or at any stage during the holding of any proceedings, the Tribunal is of the opinion that a person ought to be joined as a party to the proceedings, the Tribunal may, by notice in writing served on the person or by oral direction given during the proceedings, join the person as a party to the proceedings.