Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) In this
section —
prohibited person has the meaning given in
section 366.
(2) At any
conciliation conference or arbitration hearing, a party to the dispute may
appear in person or may be represented by —
(a) a
legal practitioner; or
(b) an
authorised agent; or
(c) a
person or a member of a class of persons authorised by the relevant rules to
represent the party.
(3) A conciliator or
arbitrator may refuse to permit an employer or an insurer to be represented by
a legal practitioner or authorised agent if a party who is a worker is not
represented by a legal practitioner or authorised agent.
(4) A prohibited
person cannot represent a party.
(5) A conciliator or
arbitrator may refuse to permit a party to be represented by a person if of
the opinion that the person does not have sufficient authority to make binding
decisions on behalf of the party.
(6) The relevant rules
may prevent specified persons, or persons of a specified class, from
representing a party.