Two or more residents who claim that a dispute mentioned in the Act
, section 176 (1) (Disputes between operator and resident) has arisen may nominate a resident as their representative in the dispute (whether or not the nominated resident is a party to the dispute) if—
(a) each resident who is a party to the dispute signs a statement to the effect that the resident named in the statement is nominated as the signatory's representative; and
(b) the nominated resident gives written consent to the nomination.
Division 7.2 ACAT—applications and orders