New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION RULES 2006 - REG 7.1

7.1 Notice of representation

(1) A party to proceedings must notify the Registrar and the other parties of the appointment at any stage of the proceedings of a legal practitioner or agent to represent the party, within 7 days of the appointment.

(2) If at any stage in proceedings a party changes the legal practitioner or agent by whom the party is represented, the party must notify the Registrar and the other parties of that change within 7 days.

(3) If at any stage in proceedings a legal practitioner or agent representing a party ceases to represent the party, the legal practitioner or agent must so notify the Registrar and the other parties within 7 days.

(4) If the legal practitioner or agent is to represent the party from the commencement of proceedings, the notice required under subrule (1) is deemed to be given if the legal practitioner or agent signs the first document lodged on behalf of the party in the proceedings and gives in that document the address of the legal practitioner or agent as the party’s address for service.

(5) A notice under this rule must indicate whether the authority of the legal practitioner or agent to act on behalf of the party in the proceedings is limited or restricted in any way and, if so, in what manner and to what extent, and unless the notice contains such an indication the Registrar is entitled to assume that the authority is not limited or restricted.

(6) A notice required under this rule to be given by a party may be given by the party’s legal representative or agent.