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85E Proceeding on an application

(1)In a proceeding on an application for a compensation order a party—
(a)may appear personally; or
(b)may be represented by—
(ii)with the leave of the court, by any other person.
(2)A proceeding in a court on an application for a compensation order made by or on behalf of a child or other incapable person must be taken to be a civil proceeding for the purpose of any provision of an Act or rule of court relating to—and any such provision applies in relation to a proceeding on an application for a compensation order with any necessary modifications.
(a)the appointment or removal, and the power or authority, of a litigation guardian in a civil proceeding in that court; or
(b)the administration of money ordered to be paid to a child or such an incapable person—