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CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2005 - As at 5 December 2023 - Act 28 of 2005 - NOTES

Does not include amendments by--

Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2023 No 41 (not commenced)

Reprint history--

Reprint No 1   1 April 2008  
Reprint No 2   10 August 2010  

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Civil Procedure Act 2005 No 28. Second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 6.4.2005; Legislative Council, 24.5.2005. Assented to 1.6.2005. Date of commencement, secs 8 and 17 and Schs 2, 5.3 [1[#93]-[4[#93], 5.15 [4[#93], 5.17 [3[#93], 5.30 [8[#93], 5.43 and 5.44 excepted, 15.8.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 100 of 10.8.2005, p 4205; date of commencement of secs 8 and 17 and Sch 2, 24.6.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 24.6.2005, p 2952; date of commencement of Sch 5.3 [1[#93]-[3[#93], 5.15 [4[#93], 5.17 [3[#93] and 5.30 [8[#93], 1.10.2005, sec 2 (2) and GG No 105 of 19.8.2005, p 4570; date of commencement of Sch 5.3 [4[#93], 15.8.2005, sec 2 (3) and GG No 100 of 10.8.2005, p 4205; date of commencement of Sch 5.43 and 5.44, 15.8.2005, sec 2 (4) and GG No 100 of 10.8.2005, p 4205. This Act has been amended by Sch 5.3 to this Act and as follows--

2005 No 22 Dust Diseases Tribunal Amendment (Claims Resolution) Act 2005. Assented to 26.5.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, on the date of assent to the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (ie 1.6.2005), sec 2 (2).
(409) Civil Procedure Amendment (Application of Act) Regulation 2005. GG No 100 of 10.8.2005, p 4206.
Date of commencement, 15.8.2005, cl 2.
No 98 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.10, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 23 Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 17.5.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 56 Courts Legislation Further Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 107 Crimes and Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 29.11.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.6, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 120 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2); date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
2007 No 8 Mental Health Act 2007. Assented to 15.6.2007.
Date of commencement, 16.11.2007, sec 2 and GG No 169 of 16.11.2007, p 8465.
No 46 Evidence Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 1.11.2007.
Date of commencement, 1.1.2009, sec 2 and GG No 158 of 19.12.2008, p 12305.
No 56 Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 15.11.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 2 [1[#93] [2[#93] and [5[#93]-[14[#93], 28.1.2008, sec 2 (3) and GG No 182 of 14.12.2007, p 9537; date of commencement of Sch 2 [3[#93] and [4[#93], 14.12.2007, sec 2 (3) and GG No 182 of 14.12.2007, p 9537.
No 70 Community Justice Centres Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 7.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, 25.5.2009, sec 2 (2) and 2009 (179) LW 22.5.2009.
No 94 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Schs 1.12, 2 and 7, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
No 95 Motor Accidents Compensation Amendment (Claims and Dispute Resolution) Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement, 1.10.2008, sec 2 and GG No 92 of 25.7.2008, p 7281.
2008 No 53 Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 79 Mental Health Legislation Amendment (Forensic Provisions) Act 2008. Assented to 5.11.2008.
Date of commencement, 1.3.2009, sec 2 and GG No 44 of 27.2.2009, p 1229.
No 107 Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 8.12.2008.
Date of commencement of Sch 29, 7.4 2009, sec 2 (2) and 2009 (112) LW 3.4.2009.
2009 No 30 Civil Procedure Amendment (Transfer of Proceedings) Act 2009. Assented to 9.6.2009.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
No 37 Courts and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009. Assented to 19.6.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.4, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 49 NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (305) LW 1.7.2009.
No 56 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. Assented to 1.7.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (1).
No 77 Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2009. Assented to 3.11.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 2.6 [1[#93] [2[#93] and [4[#93]-[6[#93], assent, sec 2 (1); date of commencement of Sch 2.6 [3[#93], 1.2.2010, sec 2 (2) and 2010 (9) LW 22.1.2010.
No 106 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2009. Assented to 14.12.2009.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.1.2010, sec 2 (2).
2010 No 63 Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.7, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 106 Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010. Assented to 29.11.2010.
Date of commencement, 1.7.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (296) LW 24.6.2011.
No 119 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2010. Assented to 29.11.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.1.2011, sec 2 (2).
No 135 Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010. Assented to 7.12.2010.
Date of commencement of Sch 6.1, 4.3.2011, sec 2 (2) (b) and 2011 (118) LW 3.3.2011; date of commencement of Sch 6.2, 1.4.2011, sec 2 (2) (b) and 2011 (119) LW 3.3.2011; date of commencement of Sch 6.3, assent, sec 2 (1).
2011 No 38 Courts and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2011. Assented to 13.9.2011.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2 (1).
2012 No 60 Courts and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012. Assented to 10.9.2012.
Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (1).
2013 No 1 Courts and Other Legislation Further Amendment Act 2013. Assented to 28.2.2013.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.6, assent, sec 2 (1).
No 38 Courts and Other Miscellaneous Legislation Amendment Act 2013. Assented to 21.6.2013.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
(296) Civil Procedure Amendment (Local Court Special Jurisdiction) Regulation 2013. LW 21.6.2013.
Date of commencement, on publication on LW, cl 2.
2015 No 7 Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Legislation Amendment Act 2015. Assented to 9.6.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.2015, sec 2 (2) and 2015 (299) LW 19.6.2015.
No 50 Strata Schemes Management Act 2015. Assented to 5.11.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 30.11.2016, sec 2 and 2016 (492) LW 12.8.2016. The amendment made by Sch 4.3 [3[#93] to sec 123 was without effect as that section was amended by the Courts and Other Justice Portfolio Legislation Amendment Act 2015.
No 67 Courts and Other Justice Portfolio Legislation Amendment Act 2015. Assented to 24.11.2015.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.2, assent, sec 2 (1).
2016 No 48 Industrial Relations Amendment (Industrial Court) Act 2016. Assented to 18.10.2016.
Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.12.2016, sec 2 (1) and 2016 (674) LW 15.11.2016.
2017 No 10 Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017. Assented to 4.4.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 5.2, 1.12.2017, sec 1.2 and 2017 (638) LW 22.11.2017.
No 44 Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 2017. Assented to 25.9.2017.
Date of commencement of Sch 1.3 [1[#93], 3 months after assent, sec 2 (3); date of commencement of Sch 1.3 [2[#93] and [3[#93], assent, sec 2 (1); date of commencement of Sch 1.3 [4[#93] and [5[#93], 30.6.2018, sec 2 (2) and 2018 (305) LW 29.6.2018; date of commencement of Sch 1.3 [6[#93], 1.12.2017, sec 2 (2) and 2017 (667) LW 1.12.2017.
2018 No 5 Property, Stock and Business Agents Amendment (Property Industry Reform) Act 2018. Assented to 21.3.2018.
Date of commencement, 23.3.2020, sec 2 and 2019 (625) LW 16.12.2019.
2020 No 30 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020. Assented to 27.10.2020.
Date of commencement of amendments made by Sch 2.8, 11.12.2020, sec 2(3).
2021 No 7 Community Land Management Act 2021. Assented to 26.3.2021.
Date of commencement, 1.12.2021, sec 2 and 2021 (599) LW 14.10.2021.
2023 No 39 Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2023. Assented to 30.10.2023.
Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 2005 No 28, Sch 5.3 [1[#93]; 2007 No 8, Sch 7.2; 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 3; 2008 No 79, Sch 3.2; 2009 No 49, Sch 2.9 [1[#93]; 2010 No 135, Sch 6.2 [1[#93]; 2013 No 1, Sch 1.6 [1[#93]; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.3 [1[#93]; 2017 No 10, Sch 5.2 [1[#93].
Sec 4 Am 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [1[#93]; 2023 No 39, Sch 6.5[1[#93].
Sec 6 Am 2006 No 120, Sch 4.
Sec 8 Am 2006 No 120, Sch 3.3; 2007 No 56, Sch 2 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2009 No 77, Sch 2.6 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.6 [1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 9 Am 2005 No 28, Sch 5.3 [2[#93]; 2010 No 119, Sch 2.10 [1[#93] [2[#93]' 2015 No 7, Sch 2.3 [2[#93].
Sec 13 Am 2012 No 60, Sch 3 [1[#93].
Sec 15 Am 2009 No 56, Sch 4.11.
Part 2, Div 2, heading Am 2023 No 39, Sch 6.5[2[#93].
Sec 18 Am 2006 No 56, Sch 1 [1[#93], 2023 No 39, Sch 6.5[3[#93] [4[#93].
Sec 18A Ins 2023 No 39, Sch 6.5[5[#93].
Part 2A, Divs 1-6 (secs 18A-18O) Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.2 [2[#93]. Rep 2013 No 1, Sch 1.6 [2[#93].
Sec 23 Am 2007 No 94, Schs 1.12 [1[#93], 2.
Sec 26 Am 2007 No 70, Sch 2.1 [1[#93].
Sec 34 Am 2007 No 70, Sch 2.1 [2[#93]; 2009 No 106, Sch 2.2.
Sec 41 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.12 [2[#93].
Sec 43 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 56 Am 2010 No 135, Sch 6.2 [3[#93]-[7[#93]; 2013 No 1, Sch 1.6 [3[#93]-[8[#93].
Sec 62 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 64 Am 2006 No 23, Sch 1 [1[#93].
Sec 68 Am 2020 No 30, Sch 2.8.
Sec 72 Rep 2010 No 106, Sch 2.1.
Sec 74 Am 2009 No 49, Sch 2.9 [2[#93].
Sec 76 Am 2007 No 56, Sch 2 [3[#93] [4[#93]; 2015 No 67, Sch 1.2 [1[#93].
Sec 77 Am 2006 No 56, Sch 1 [2[#93]; 2009 No 49, Sch 2.9 [3[#93].
Sec 78 Am 2009 No 49, Sch 2.9 [3[#93].
Sec 81 Am 2006 No 56, Sch 1 [3[#93]; 2007 No 95, Sch 2.1 [1[#93]; 2017 No 10, Sch 5.2 [2[#93] [3[#93].
Sec 82 Am 2007 No 95, Sch 2.1 [2[#93]; 2017 No 10, Sch 5.2 [4[#93].
Sec 87 Am 2007 No 46, Sch 2.1.
Sec 96 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.12 [3[#93].
Sec 97 Am 2006 No 56, Sch 1 [4[#93].
Sec 99 Am 2005 No 28, Sch 5.3 [3[#93]; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.3 [3[#93].
Sec 101 Am 2015 No 67, Sch 1.2 [2[#93].
Sec 106 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2017 No 44, Sch 1.3 [1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 107 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.12 [4[#93].
Sec 108 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.12 [5[#93].
Sec 113 Am 2006 No 56, Sch 1 [5[#93] [6[#93].
Sec 115A Ins 2017 No 44, Sch 1.3 [3[#93].
Sec 118A Ins 2017 No 44, Sch 1.3 [4[#93].
Part 8, Div 3, Subdiv 2, heading Am 2015 No 50, Sch 4.3 [1[#93].
Sec 121 Am 2015 No 67, Sch 1.2 [3[#93].
Sec 122 Am 2009 No 37, Sch 1.4; 2013 No 38, Sch 1.2 [1[#93]-[3[#93].
Part 8, Div 3, Subdiv 2A Ins 2015 No 50, Sch 4.3 [2[#93].
Sec 122A Ins 2015 No 50, Sch 4.3 [2[#93]. Am 2018 No 5, Sch 2.3; 2021 No 7, Sch 4.3.
Secs 122B-122E Ins 2015 No 50, Sch 4.3 [2[#93].
Sec 123 Am 2015 No 67, Sch 1.2 [4[#93].
Sec 124 Am 2015 No 50, Sch 4.3 [4[#93].
Sec 124A Ins 2017 No 44, Sch 1.3 [5[#93].
Sec 126 Am 2015 No 67, Sch 1.2 [5[#93].
Sec 140 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.6 [3[#93].
Sec 141 Am 2007 No 56, Sch 2 [5[#93].
Sec 144 Am 2007 No 56, Sch 2 [6[#93].
Sec 146 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.
Sec 149 Am 2007 No 56, Sch 2 [7[#93].
Part 9, Div 2A (secs 149A-149E) Ins 2007 No 56, Sch 2 [8[#93]. Subst 2009 No 30, Sch 1.
Part 9, Div 3 Rep 2007 No 94, Sch 1.12 [6[#93]. Ins 2010 No 63, Sch 1.7 [1[#93]. Rep 2016 No 48, Sch 2.6 [4[#93].
Secs 150-153 Rep 2007 No 94, Sch 1.12 [6[#93]. Ins 2010 No 63, Sch 1.7 [1[#93]. Rep 2016 No 48, Sch 2.6 [4[#93].
Sec 154 Ins 2010 No 63, Sch 1.7 [1[#93]. Rep 2016 No 48, Sch 2.6 [4[#93].
Part 10 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Part 10, Div 1 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 155 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 156 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Part 10, Div 2 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 157 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 158 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 159 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 160 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 161 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 162 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 163 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 164 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 165 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 166 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 167 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 168 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 169 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 170 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 171 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 172 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 173 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 174 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Part 10, Div 3 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 175 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 176 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Part 10, Div 4 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 177 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 178 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93]. Am 2023 No 39, Sch 6.5[6[#93].
Sec 179 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Part 10, Div 5 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 180 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Part 10, Div 6 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 181 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 182 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 183 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sec 184 Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [2[#93].
Sch 1 Am 2005 (409), cl 3; 2007 No 56, Sch 2 [9[#93]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.12 [7[#93]; 2008 No 107, Sch 29.1; 2009 No 77, Sch 2.6 [3[#93]; 2013 (296), cl 3; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.6 [5[#93]; 2017 No 44, Sch 1.3 [6[#93]; 2023 No 39, Sch 6.5[7[#93].
Sch 2 Am 2007 No 56, Sch 2 [10[#93]-[12[#93]; 2008 No 53, Sch 3 [1[#93]-[4[#93]; 2009 No 77, Sch 2.6 [4[#93] [5[#93]; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.6 [6[#93].
Sch 3 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 2.10; 2006 No 107, Sch 1.6; 2010 No 135, Sch 6.2 [8[#93], 6.3 [1[#93]; 2013 No 1, Sch 1.6 [9[#93].
Sch 5 Am 2005 No 22, Sch 3 [1[#93]. Rep 2006 No 120, Sch 4.
Sch 6 Am 2006 No 23, Sch 1 [2[#93] [3[#93]; 2006 No 56, Sch 1 [7[#93]; 2007 No 56, Sch 2 [13[#93] [14[#93]; 2009 No 77, Sch 2.6 [6[#93]; 2010 No 63, Sch 1.7 [2[#93]; 2010 No 135, Sch 6.1 [3[#93], 6.2 [9[#93], 6.3 [2[#93]; 2011 No 38, Sch 1; 2012 No 60, Sch 3 [2[#93] [3[#93]; 2013 No 1, Sch 1.6 [10[#93]; 2015 No 67, Sch 1.2 [6[#93]; 2017 No 10, Sch 5.2 [5[#93] [6[#93].
Sch 7 Am 2005 No 22, Sch 3 [2[#93]-[6[#93]. Rep 2005 No 28, Sch 5.3 [4[#93].


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