§383-42 Representation. The department of labor and industrial relations shall be a party and be entitled to notice in any proceeding involving a claim for benefits before the referee. In any proceeding for judicial review pursuant to section 383-41, the department may be represented by any qualified attorney employed by the department and designated by it for that purpose, or at the department's request by the attorney general. [L 1939, c 219, §6(h); am L 1941, c 304, §1, pt of subs 18; RL 1945, §4243; RL 1955, §93-41; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §27; HRS §383-42]