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MAGISTRATES COURT (CIVIL DIVISION) RULES 1998

- (S.R. 1998, NO. 25)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation

   PART 2 - Practice and procedure

   4.      Conduct of Court proceedings
   5.      Order to give effect to rules
   6.      Delay in conduct of proceedings
   7.      Saving of costs
   8.      Costs for default
   9.      Practice directions
   10.     Directions as to practice and procedure

   PART 3 - Proceedings Division 1 - Parties to a proceeding

   11.     Identity of party
   11A.    Naming of parties and proceedings
   12.     Amendment of parties
   13.     Parties joined in a proceeding
   14.     Partners in firms
   15.     Trustees
   16.     Representation order
   17.     Consent to representation order
   18.     Directions hearing in relation to representation order
   19.     Practitioner acting on behalf of a party
   19A.    Body of persons acting in proceedings

           Division 2 - Persons under disability

   20.     Litigation guardian for person under disability
   21.     Appointment of litigation guardian
   22.     Particulars of litigation guardian
   23.     Application for order approving settlement of proceeding by person
           under disability
   24.     Settlement of proceeding by person under disability

           Division 3 - Commencement of action

   25.     Action to be commenced by claim
   26.     Time for service of claim
   27.     Dividing causes of action

           Division 4 - Personal injuries actions

   28.     Claimant's duties before action is commenced
   29.     Requirements on commencing action

           Division 4A - Originating applications

   29A.    Certain proceedings to be commenced by originating application
   29B.    Time for service
   29C.    Appearance generally

           Division 5 - Course of proceeding

   30.     Registry in which proceeding to be conducted
   31.     Abandonment of claim or application
   32.     Discontinuance of proceeding
   33.     Dismissal of action
   34.     Joining of actions
   35.     Actions arising out of similar circumstances
   36.     Powers of amendment
   37.     Power to extend or shorten time limits
   38.     Abuse of process

           Division 6 - Filing and service of process

   39.     Documents to be filed and served
   40.     Manner of service
   40A.    Service by registered post
   40B.    Change of address
   41.     Time of service
   42.     Substituted service
   43.     Proof of service

           Division 7 - Pleadings

   44.     Pleadings
   45.     Amendment of pleadings
   46.     Request for better particulars
   47.     Admissions
   48.     Defence
   49.     Objection to jurisdiction
   50.     Counterclaim and set-off
   51.     Defence to counterclaim or set-off
   52.     Third party claims
   53.     Contribution between defendants
   54.     Interpleader

           Division 8 - Affidavits

   55.     Form of affidavit
   56.     Contents of affidavit
   57.     Affidavits made by 2 or more persons
   58.     Affidavits by persons not natural persons
   59.     Affidavits by illiterate or blind persons
   60.     Alterations in affidavits
   61.     Scandalous material
   62.     Affidavits sworn within Australia
   63.     Affidavit sworn before practitioner or agent

           Division 9 - Discovery, inspection and admissions

   64.     Discovery
   65.     Production of documents
   66.     Inspection of discovered documents
   67.     Limitation of certain documents in evidence
   68.     Interrogatories

           69. Orders against non-parties

           Division 10 - Interlocutory applications

   70.     Application by party
   71.     Making an application
   72.     Service of application
   73.     Other means of making application
   74.     Hearing an application
   75.     Non-attendance on applications

           Division 11 - Orders

   76.     Orders generally
   77.     Formal order
   78.     Order by consent
   79.     Judgment for non-compliance with order

   PART 4 - Conferences and hearings

   80.     Conference or hearing held in course of proceeding
   80A.    Appointment of conciliators
   81.     Attendance of parties
   82.     Inability to attend in person
   83.     Judgment may be entered if party fails to attend
   84.     Applications made at conference or hearing
   85.     Orders at conference or hearing
   85A.    Pre-conference orders
   86.     Confidentiality of offers and admissions
   87.     Conciliation conference
   88.     Adjournment of conciliation conference
   88A.    Delegation by registrar

   PART 5 - Offers of compromise and payments into Court

   89.     Offer of compromise
   90.     Withdrawal or variation of offer of compromise
   91.     Acceptance of offer of compromise
   92.     Payment into Court
   93.     Notice of payment into Court
   94.     Notice of acceptance of payment into Court
   95.     Payment out of Court
   96.     Confidentiality of offers and payments into Court

   PART 6 - Trial

   97.     Notice of trial
   98.     Claims to be heard together
   99.     Orders at trial
   100.    Expedited hearing
   101.    Witness not required to attend trial
   102.    Summons to witness
   103.    Examination of witnesses on commission
   104.    Witness fees
   105.    Expert evidence
   106.    Admission of formal evidence and evidence not in dispute
   107.    Objection to notice
   108.    Exhibits
   109.    Non-attendance at trials

   PART 7 - Judgment

   110.    Date of judgment
   111.    Reasons for judgment
   112.    Setting aside or varying final judgment
   113.    Setting aside or varying interlocutory judgments
   114.    Judgment by consent
   115.    Summary judgment
   116.    Judgment in default of defence
   117.    Amount of default judgment
   118.    Claim for property repair or loss
   119.    Hearing of default assessments
   119A.   Orders about payment of judgment debts

   PART 8 - Enforcement of judgments Division 1 - Enforcement process

   120.    Issue of enforcement process
   121.    Enforcement process on certain judgments
   122.    Service and execution of enforcement process
   123.    Application to set aside or vary enforcement process
   124.    Cross-judgments

           Division 2 - Attachment of debts

   125.    Interpretation and application of Division 2
   126.    Attachment of debts
   127.    Provisional garnishee order
   128.    Service of provisional order
   129.    Final order
   129A.   Service of final order
   129B.   Service of order discharging provisional order
   129C.   Discharge of garnishee
   129D.   Costs
   129E.   Priorityof orders

           Division 2A - Attachment of wages and salaries

   129F.   Interpretation and application of Division 2A
   129G.   Provisional garnishee order for attachment of earnings
   129H.   Service of provisional garnishee order
   129I.   Final garnishee order
   129J.   Service of final garnishee order
   129K.   Service of order discharging provisional garnishee order
   129L.   Discharge of garnishee
   129M.   Costs of garnishee proceedings
   129N.   Priority of garnishee orders

           Division 3 - Warrants

   130.    Warrant to seize and sell property
   131.    Seizure of property
   132.    Sale of property
   133.    Directions as to sale of property
   134.    Bailiff's duties and entitlements
   135.    Warrant of possession
   136.    Other claim over property seized
   137.    Bailiff's interpleader

   PART 9 - Costs Division 1 - Costs generally

   138.    Entitlement to costs
   138A.   Section 138A
   139.    Complex proceeding
   140.    Reserved costs
   141.    Consequences of not bettering offers or payments
   142.    Cost penalty for inadequate offer
   143.    Cost penalty for excessive claim
   144.    Security for costs
   145.    Costs of unsuccessful objections to evidence

           Division 2 - Assessment of costs

   146.    Bill of costs
   146A.   Goods and services tax
   147.    Objection to bill of costs
   148.    Assessment of costs
   149.    Certificate of assessment
   150.    Review of assessment

   PART 10 - Miscellaneous

   151.    Registrar's functions
   152.    Review of registrar's or conciliator's decision
   153.    Records of the Court
   154.    Certified copies of records
   155.    Access to documents
   156.    Numbering of proceedings
   157.    Opening hours of registry
   158.    Approved document exchange
   159.    Litigants Fund
   160.    Interest applicable to Litigants Fund
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2

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