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Appeal Rules
PART 1: FUNDAMENTAL RULES
Division 2
Representatives
Sections
Right to be represented
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1.7(1) A party has the right to be represented by another person before the Appeals Commission.
(2) When a party retains a representative for an appeal, a written notice of representation must be filed in the prescribed form with the Appeals Commission at the earliest opportunity.
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Part 1: Fundamental Rules
(3) The notice of representation must
- be in writing, be dated, and be signed by the party appointing the representative,
- appoint and authorize the representative to act on behalf of the party, and
- include the representative’s postal address and telephone number, and their fax and cell phone numbers, if any.
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The notice of representation should be filed when
the appeal is filed – see rule 2.2 [What information an appeal must
contain]. A document is filed with the Appeals Commission when the
Appeals Commission receives the document – see rule 6.1 [Filing
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Prescribed forms are available from the Appeals Commission website www.appealscommission.ab.ca or from a Commission office. |
Giving notice to a representative is notice to a party
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1.8 A notice given to a representative by the Appeals Commission or by a party is notice to the party for whom the representative acts.
Representative ceasing to act
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1.9 If a representative ceases to act for a party, the party or the representative must promptly file a written notice with the Appeals Commission and send a written notice to every other party.
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Rule 6.3 [Sending documents] describes how documents
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