Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024
Tribunal may appoint interpreter on request
68(1)
A person appearing at a Tribunal case event may request the Tribunal to appoint an interpreter for the person.
68(2)
The Tribunal must comply with the request unless the Tribunal considers that the person does not require an interpreter for the purposes of: (a) communication with the Tribunal; or (b) understanding evidence and submissions given to the Tribunal.
Tribunal must appoint interpreter in certain circumstances
68(3)
If: (a) the Tribunal considers that a person appearing at a Tribunal case event requires an interpreter for the purposes of:
(i) communication with the Tribunal; or
(b) the person does not request the Tribunal to appoint an interpreter;
(ii) understanding evidence and submissions given to the Tribunal; and
the Tribunal must, on its own initiative, appoint an interpreter for the purposes of communication between the person and the Tribunal.
Conflict of interest
68(4)
The Tribunal may appoint a person to be an interpreter for another person only if the person has no conflict of interest in acting as an interpreter for the other person.
Tribunal may appoint interpreters in other situations
68(5)
Subsections (2) and (3) do not limit the power of the Tribunal to appoint an interpreter.
Oath or affirmation for interpreter
68(6)
The Tribunal may require an interpreter appointed by the Tribunal to take an oath or make an affirmation. A member or a staff member may administer an oath or affirmation to the interpreter.
68(7)
The oath or affirmation is an oath or affirmation that the interpretation the interpreter will give will be true.
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