Becoming a party
(1) If the Attorney - General of the Commonwealth gives written notice to the Tribunal that the Attorney - General wishes to be a party to a proceeding in the Tribunal, the Attorney - General is a party to the proceeding.
Ceasing to be a party
(2) If:
(a) the Attorney - General of the Commonwealth is a party to a proceeding because of a notice under subsection (1); and
(b) the Attorney - General gives written notice to the Tribunal that the Attorney - General wishes to cease being a party to the proceeding;
the Attorney - General ceases being a party to the proceeding.
Costs
(3) If the Attorney - General of the Commonwealth is a party to a proceeding because of a notice under subsection (1), the Attorney - General may authorise the Commonwealth to pay another party to the proceeding any costs that the Attorney - General considers the party reasonably incurred as a result of the Attorney - General being a party to the proceeding.