Authorized representative: power of attorney required before meetings and misconduct may lead to debarment and professional referral. Regulation 46 requires a party to append a signed power of attorney or vakalatname authorising a representative and to file it with the Secretary before the commencement of the ordinary meeting; without timely filing the representative will not be permitted to appear. The Commission may debar representatives for misconduct, with reasons recorded in writing, and the Secretary may be directed to forward complaints against counsel to their relevant professional body. Misconduct includes interference with due process, obstruction of orders, defamatory or defiant behaviour, or undermining Commission members or officers.
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Authorized representative: power of attorney required before meetings and misconduct may lead to debarment and professional referral.
Regulation 46 requires a party to append a signed power of attorney or vakalatname authorising a representative and to file it with the Secretary before the commencement of the ordinary meeting; without timely filing the representative will not be permitted to appear. The Commission may debar representatives for misconduct, with reasons recorded in writing, and the Secretary may be directed to forward complaints against counsel to their relevant professional body. Misconduct includes interference with due process, obstruction of orders, defamatory or defiant behaviour, or undermining Commission members or officers.
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