Right of Attorney-General to intervene
17 Right of Attorney-General to intervene
(1) The Attorney-General may, on behalf of the Crown, intervene in proceedings:
(a) that relate to a matter arising under, or involving the interpretation or validity of, a law of the Territory or the Commonwealth;
in which:
(i) legislation or executive powers of the Territory or the Commonwealth, or an instrumentality or agency of the Territory or the Commonwealth, are in question; or
(ii) judicial powers of a court or tribunal established under the law of the Territory or Commonwealth are in question; or
in which the court grants leave to intervene,
for the purpose of submitting argument on the question in issue.
(2) The Attorney-General has the same right of appeal in proceedings in which he or she intervenes under subsection (1) as a party to those proceedings.
(3) If the Attorney-General intervenes in proceedings under this section, the court may make an order for costs against the Crown to reimburse the parties to the proceedings for costs occasioned by the intervention, but the court shall not make such an order unless there are special circumstances which in the opinion of the court make it appropriate to do so.
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