Section 34

Any appearance, application or act required to be made or done by any person before or to an arbitrator

(other than an appearance of a party which is required for the purpose of his examination as a witness) may be made or done on behalf of such person by an advocate or, with leave of the Commissioner, by any other person authorised in writing by such person or, when such person is a workman, by the Commissioner on his behalf or, when such person is an employer, by a person in his permanent and exclusive employment or by his insurer or, where the insurer is a

Workmen's Compensation company, by an agent authorised, generally or specifically

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under the seal of the company, to represent the company in such proceedings.

Where the Government is a party to any pro-ceedings under this Act such appearance, application or act may be made by the head of the department by, in or under which the workman was employed or by any officer of such department authorised in writing by the head thereof or any person authorised by the Attorney General.