Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Board shall
give to any person who is a party to proceedings instituted before the Board
on an application for the grant of a licence reasonable notice of the time and
place at which it intends to hear those proceedings, and shall afford any such
person a reasonable opportunity to call or give evidence, to examine or
cross-examine witnesses, and to make submissions to the Board unless there is
no objection.
(2) If a person to
whom notice has been given pursuant to subsection (1) does not attend at
the time and place fixed by the notice, the Board may hear the proceedings in
his absence.
(3) The Board may
appoint a person with such qualifications as it thinks fit to appear in
proceedings before the Board to assist the Board.
(4) Any party to
proceedings before the Board shall be entitled to appear personally or by
counsel.
(5) Any party to
proceedings before the Board, may, by leave of the Board, be represented
before the Board by a person other than a legal practitioner.
(6) A person, other
than a legal practitioner, shall not demand or receive any fee or reward for
representing a party to proceedings before the Board.
Penalty: $5 000.
(7) Where the Board is
satisfied that for the purpose of protecting the business or interest of any
person it is desirable that the proceedings of any part thereof be heard in
camera , the Board may make an order to that effect and may include in the
order conditions relating to that purpose, and, if such an order is made, the
proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with it.
[(8) deleted]
(9) A person appointed
by the Board to assist the Board in proceedings before the Board or a person
authorised by or under this Act to appear in proceedings before the Board
for the purpose of representing another person has the same protection and
immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the
Supreme Court and, where the person so appointed is a barrister or solicitor,
he is subject to the same liabilities as he would be in appearing before that
Court.
[Section 12 amended by No. 55 of 2004
s. 589; No. 69 of 2006 s. 15.]