Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The parties to the
proceedings for the dispute are the medically retired member and the Police
Commissioner.
(2) A party may appear
in 1 or more of the following ways —
(a) in
person;
(b) by
an agent;
(c) by a
legal practitioner;
(d) if
the party is the medically retired member — by any person who lodged the
dispute on behalf of the medically retired member under section 33ZZB(7);
(e) if
the party is the medically retired member — by any person allowed under
subsection (4).
(3) Subsection (4)
applies if the Tribunal is satisfied that the medically retired member is
incapable, on medical grounds (whether physical or mental or both), of —
(a)
making decisions relating to the proceedings for the dispute; or
(b)
otherwise representing themselves in the proceedings.
(4) The Tribunal may
allow the medically retired member to appear by —
(a) a
person of a class prescribed under IR regulations for the purposes of this
paragraph; or
(b) any
other person the Tribunal considers appropriate.
(5) Except to the
extent that the Tribunal otherwise directs, the medically retired member, or
any person by whom they appear, may be assisted by an interpreter or other
appropriate person —
(a) to
make the proceedings for the dispute intelligible to the medically retired
member or the person by whom they appear; or
(b) to
enable the medically retired member, or the person by whom they appear, to
communicate adequately.
[Section 33ZZE inserted: No. 26 of 2021 s. 4.]