PART 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 4 REPRESENTATION AND SUPPORT

4.4 Lay representation: functions, conditions and duties
1 A lay representative may represent a party at a specified hearing for the purpose of making oral submissions on behalf of the party.
2 The party must appear along with the lay representative at any hearing where the lay representative is to make oral submissions.
3 A party may show any document (including a court document) or communicate any information about the proceedings to that party’s lay representative without contravening any prohibition or restriction on disclosure of the document or information.
4 Where a document or information is disclosed under paragraph (3), the lay representative is subject to any prohibition or restriction on disclosure in the same way that the party is.
5 A lay representative must not receive directly or indirectly from the party any remuneration or other reward for assisting the party.
6 Any expenses incurred by a party in connection with a lay representative are not recoverable expenses in the proceedings.