Division 3Division 3 Powers of Director-General in proceedings
192 Director-General may represent persons
In any proceedings before the Tribunal under this Act, a person may, despite any other law, be represented by the Director-General or by a legal practitioner or agent for the Director-General.
193 Director-General may take or defend proceedings
(1) If a person, not being a corporation, has made a complaint to the Director-General and the Director-General:(a) after investigating the complaint, is satisfied that the person may have a right to take or defend proceedings before the Tribunal, and(b) is of the opinion that it is in the public interest that the Director-General should take or defend those proceedings on behalf of the person,the Director-General may, with the consent of the person, take or defend those proceedings on behalf of and in the name of the person.(2) If the Minister so directs and the person consents, the Director-General must take or defend proceedings before the Tribunal on behalf of a person.
194 Conduct of proceedings by Director-General
If the Director-General takes or defends proceedings before the Tribunal on behalf of a person:(a) the Director-General is to have the conduct of those proceedings on behalf of the person, may appear personally or by a legal practitioner or agent and may do all things that are necessary or expedient to give effect to an order or a decision of the Tribunal, and(b) the Director-General is liable to pay the costs (if any) of the person, and(c) the person is liable to pay any other amount that the Tribunal orders the person to pay.
195 Intervention by Director-General
(1) Without limiting any other provision of this Division, the Director-General may, if of the opinion that it would be in the public interest to do so, or, at the direction of the Minister must, intervene, and has a right to be heard personally or by legal practitioner or agent, in any proceedings arising under this Act or the regulations before the Tribunal.(2) The Director-General, on intervening in any proceedings, becomes a party to the proceedings and has all the rights of such a party.