Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 - SECT 73

Intervention

73. Intervention



(1) The Attorney-General may intervene on behalf of the State in a proceeding
at any time.

(2) The Director may intervene at any time in a proceeding under an enabling
enactment that is administered by the Minister administering the
Fair Trading Act 1999.

(2A) The Small Business Commissioner appointed under the
Small Business Commissioner Act 2003 may intervene at any stage in proceedings
brought before the Tribunal-

   (a)  concerning a retail tenancy dispute within the meaning of Part 10 of
        the Retail Leases Act 2003; or

   (b)  under section 8A of the Fair Trading Act 1999; or



   (c)  under the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005.



(2B) If the Small Business Commissioner intervenes in proceedings referred to
in subsection (2A), he or she becomes a party to the proceedings and has all
the rights (including rights of appeal) of such a party.

(2C) The Workplace Rights Advocate appointed under the
Workplace Rights Advocate Act 2005 may intervene in a proceeding at any time.

(3) The Tribunal may give leave at any time for a person to intervene in a
proceeding subject to any conditions the Tribunal thinks fit.