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This legislation has been repealed.

LOCAL COURT RULES 1961


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   ORDER 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.1.    Citation and commencement  
   1.2.    Interpretation  

   ORDER 2 -- Offices and officers  

   2.1.    Office opening hours  
   2.2.    Clerk to keep books and issue process  
   2.3.    Transmission of summons for service by bailiff of foreign court  
   2.4.    Copies of documents, how made  
   2.5.    Searches and payment out of court  
   2.5A.   Clerk to provide searchable information to approved recipients  
   2.6.    Acknowledgment of payments and deposits  
   2.7.    No officer to act as agent to parties  
   2.8.    Absence of bailiff from court  
   2.9.    Bailiff to keep books  
   2.10.   Attendance at office of clerk  
   2.11.   Service of process  
   2.12.   Return of copy of judgment summons served by bailiff of foreign court  
   2.13.   Where return of service to home court is not made, foreign bailiff may be ordered to pay costs  
   2.14.   Execution and entries of warrants and orders  
   2.15.   Procedure where bailiff required to hold moneys under Bankruptcy Act  
   2.16.   Endorsement of levy -- moneys to be paid in within 3 days  
   2.17.   Notice of withdrawal on receipt of notice of sequestration  
   2.18.   Non-execution of warrant by bailiff of foreign court  
   2.19.   Duties of bailiff as to sale of property  
   2.20.   Taking possession of goods  
   2.21.   Where possession ordered to be taken until security given  
   2.22.   Bailiff to make return of arrest  

   ORDER 3 -- Parties  

   3.1.    Persons may be joined as plaintiffs who claim relief jointly, severally, or in the alternative  
   3.2.    Persons may be joined as defendants against whom relief claimed jointly, severally, or in the alternative  
   3.3.    All defendants joined need not be interested in all the relief prayed for  
   3.4.    All or any of the persons liable under any one contract may be joined  
   3.5.    Where plaintiff in doubt from whom he is entitled to redress  
   3.6.    Trustees, executors, and others may sue or be sued without joining parties beneficially interested  
   3.7.    Where parties numerous, one or more may sue or be sued or defend for the benefit of all  
   3.8.    Where defendant desires to defend on behalf of others  
   3.9.    Infants  
   3.10.   Appointment of guardian  
   3.11.   Appointment of guardian ad litem for infant or person of unsound mind  
   3.12.   Entry of appointment on summons, etc.  
   3.13.   Limitation of liability of guardian for costs  
   3.14.   Power to set aside judgment against infant or person of unsound mind where no guardian appointed  
   3.15.   Infants and others suing by next friends  
   3.16.   Persons of unsound mind  
   3.17.   Persons under disability -- how consent can be given  
   3.19.   Partners  

   ORDER 4 -- Joinder of causes of action  

   4.1.    What claims may be joined with action for recovery of possession of land  
   4.2.    As to joinder of claims by trustee in bankruptcy  
   4.3.    Joinder of causes of action generally  
   4.4.    Claims by or against husband and wife  
   4.5.    Claims by or against executor or administrator  
   4.6.    Joint and separate claims by plaintiffs  
   4.7.    Separate trials may be ordered  

   ORDER 5 -- Commencement of action, claim and summons  

   5.1.    Actions to be commenced by plaint  
   5.2.    Trials by agreement under section 39  
           5.3. Form of plaints  
   5.4.    Action against company  
   5.5.    Particulars of parties required in plaint  
   5.6.    Action by or against representatives  
   5.7.    Action by assignee of debt  
   5.9.    Time to be limited for notice of defence  
   5.10.   Time when more than one defendant  
   5.11.   Endorsement of fees  
   5.12.   Security for or undertaking as to costs, where plaintiff not resident in Commonwealth  
   5.13.   Security by person temporarily resident in Commonwealth  
   5.14.   Service by plaintiff or his solicitor  
   5.15.   Particulars of claim  
   5.16.   Abandonment of excess  
   5.17.   Particulars in cases of account  
   5.18.   Particulars in actions for recovery of possession of land  
   5.19.   Particulars where more than one cause of action  
   5.20.   Further particulars  
   5.21.   Fraction of a cent  
   5.22.   Signature to particulars by solicitor or authorised clerk  

   ORDER 6 -- Service  

   6.1.    No service outside British Commonwealth of Nations  
   6.2.    Leave for service outside Commonwealth  
   6.3.    Fixing time for defence  
   6.4.    Non-personal service  
   6.5.    Proof of service by post  
   6.6.    Proof of service  
   6.7.    Rules applicable to other process  
   6.8.    Time for service  
   6.9.    Service on solicitor  
   6.10.   Service on infant  
   6.11.   Service on insane person or patient  
   6.12.   Service on partners  
   6.13.   Service where person carries on business in name other than his own  
   6.15.   Service where defendant on board ship  
   6.16.   Service on soldier, marine or airman  
   6.17.   Service on prisoner  
   6.18.   Service on miner  
   6.19.   Service where defendant employed in public asylum or prison  
   6.20.   Where defendant keeps his house closed  
   6.21.   Service in case of vacant possession  
   6.22.   Service where violence threatened  
   6.23.   Service of summons on corporation etc.  
   6.24.   Service of summons in proceedings to recover taxes  
   6.25.   Where leave given to proceed as if personal service effected  
   6.26.   Substituted service, and notice in lieu of service  
   6.27.   Magistrate may inquire into service  
   6.28.   Notice of service or non-service  
   6.29.   Time allowed for service of summons  

   ORDER 7 -- Objections to jurisdiction -- transfer -- of actions  

   7.1.    Notice of objection to jurisdiction  
   7.2.    Affidavit justifying choice of court  
   7.3.    Form of affidavit  
   7.4.    Transfer of action  
   7.5.    Notice to plaintiff when more than one objection  

   ORDER 8 -- Consolidation of actions or stay of proceedings -- transfer  

   8.1.    Consolidation of pending actions and matters  
   8.2.    Magistrate may impose terms  
   8.3.    Transfer of actions commenced in different courts  
   8.4.    Application for transfer -- costs before or occasioned by transfer -- transmission of certified copy of proceedings  
   8.5.    Filing order for change of venue  
   8.6.    Payment of costs in certain cases by party obtaining change of venue  
   8.7.    Transfer of proceedings  
   8.7A.   Action for small debt ordered to be dealt with under general provisions  
   8.8.    Notice of trial  
   8.9.    Changing venue to a place other than a court  

   ORDER 9 -- Discontinuance, confession, admission, and payment into or out of court  

   9.1.    Discontinuance  
   9.2.    On discontinuance costs may be taxed  
   9.3.    Confessions under section 50  
           9.4. Admission by letter addressed to court  
   9.5.    Consent judgments under sections 50 and  
           9.6. Admission of truth of plaintiff’s statement  
   9.7.    Admission by any party  
   9.8.    Payment into court  
   9.9.    Acceptance of amount paid in in satisfaction of claim  
   9.10.   Payment by plaintiff in answer to counterclaim  
   9.11.   Fees and costs on payment of amount admitted after deducting set-off or counterclaim  
   9.12.   Acceptance of money paid into court under defence of tender -- costs  
   9.13.   Money paid in to abide trial  
   9.14.   Payment to plaintiff instead of into court  
   9.15.   Payment out where plaintiff under disability  
   9.16.   Transmission of money from one court to another  

   ORDER 10 -- Defence, pre-trial conference, notice of trial, and default of defence  

   10.1.   Notice of defence  
   10.1A.  Claims referred to Small Claims Tribunal  
   10.2.   Notice of trial -- dismissal for want of listing  
   10.2A.  Pre-trial conference  
   10.3.   Service of notices by post, telegram or personal delivery  
   10.4.   Default of defence  
   10.5.   Notice of assessment of damages  
   10.6.   Time for which notice to be screened for defendant in default  
   10.7.   Where plaintiff sues on behalf of others  
   10.8.   Set-off and counterclaim  
   10.9.   Objection by plaintiff under section 34(2)  
           10.10. In action for recovery of possession, any person not named as a defendant may, by leave, appear  
   10.11.  In action for recovery of possession, defendant may give notice that he will limit his defence to part of the property  
   10.12.  Where one of several persons jointly answerable is sued  
   10.13.  Misjoinder of plaintiffs not to defeat counterclaim  
   10.14.  Disclaimer, admission, and other statements by defendant  
   10.15.  Notice to be given of special defence  
   10.16.  Set-off or counterclaim  
   10.17.  Infancy  
   10.19.  Statute of Frauds  
   10.20.  Statute of limitations  
   10.21.  Bankruptcy  
   10.22.  Equitable relief  
   10.23.  Tender  
   10.24.  Notice of defence to counterclaim  
   10.25.  Where counterclaim affects other persons  

   ORDER 11 -- Affidavits  

   11.1.   Form of affidavits  
   11.2.   Sources of knowledge to be stated  
   11.3.   How affidavits to be intituled  
   11.4.   Affidavits to show on whose behalf filed  
   11.5.   Costs of affidavits when disallowed  
   11.6.   Affidavits made by 2 or more deponents  
   11.7.   Filing of affidavits  
   11.8.   Affidavits not to be filed if sworn before party’s solicitor  
   11.9.   Erasure, blotting, interlineation etc. in affidavits  
   11.10.  Illiterate or blind deponent  
   11.11.  Use of defective affidavit  
   11.12.  Affidavits of service  
   11.13.  Notice of rejection of imperfect affidavits or documents  

   ORDER 12 -- Proceedings in chambers  

   12.1.   Application made to clerk  
   12.2.   Affidavits first filed  
   12.3.   Form of applications  
   12.4.   When summons returnable  
   12.5.   Magistrate may dispose of business in chambers  
   12.6.   Summons to be signed and sealed  
   12.7.   Grounds of application  
   12.8.   Copies of affidavits to be served  
   12.9.   Orders may be absolute or on terms  
   12.10.  Costs of applications in chambers  
   12.11.  Special applications in chambers  

   ORDER 13 -- Claim for contribution or indemnity  

   13.1.   Notice of claim to contribution or indemnity -- issue and service  
   13.2.   Third party when served may act as if original defendant  
   13.3.   Appearance of third party -- default of appearance  
   13.4.   Proceedings on default of the appearance by third party  
   13.5.   Application for directions -- what directions may be given  
   13.6.   Costs  

   ORDER 14 -- Interlocutory and interim orders and proceedings  

   14.1.   Where defence is an alleged right to be relieved of a prima facie case of liability  
   14.2.   Order for sale of perishable articles etc.  
   14.3.   Order for detention, preservation etc.  
   14.4.   Order for clerk to take deposition of person ordered to weigh, inspect etc.  
   14.5.   Order for inquiries or accounts  
   14.6.   Application for interlocutory injunction or order  
   14.7.   Where specific property other than land is sought to be recovered, but is claimed to be retained under lien or as security  
   14.8.   Settlement, signing, sealing, filing, and service of orders under preceding rules  
   14.9.    Deposit by plaintiff may be ordered where defendant resident more than 32 kilometres from court shows defence on merits  
   14.10.  Application for order that loss of bill shall not be set up  
   14.11.  Practice on interlocutory applications  
   14.12.  Clerk may refer applications to magistrate  
   14.13.  Postponement of trial pending interlocutory proceedings  

   ORDER 15 -- Security  

   15.1.   Security by bond  
   15.2.   Affidavit of sufficiency  
   15.3.   Execution of bond  
   15.4.   Deposit in lieu of bond  
   15.5.   Bond to be deposited  
   15.6.   Officer of court not to be surety  

   ORDER 16 -- Amendment  

   16.1.   Change or addition of plaintiff  
   16.2.   Action not to be defeated by misjoinder or nonjoinder of parties  
   16.3.   Where too few persons made plaintiffs  
   16.4.   Change of defendant  
   16.5.   Where party wrongly sues or is sued in representative character  
   16.6.   Where party ought to have sued or been sued in representative character  
   16.7.   Amendment of proceedings  
   16.8.   Where all defendants have not been served  
   16.9.   Notice to an added or substituted defendant  
   16.10.  Amendment of particulars and notice of defence  
   16.11.  Abandonment of part of claim  
   16.12.  Powers of clerk as to amendment when acting under sections 76 and  
           16.13. Amendment of particulars where plaintiff entitled to more than amount claimed  
   16.14.  Where plaintiff in case of account found entitled to more than $25 000  
   16.15.  Correction of clerical mistakes and omissions  

   ORDER 17 -- Discovery and inspection  

   17.1.   Discovery of documents  
   17.2.   Objection to discover documents  
   17.3.   Production of documents  
   17.4.   Notice under section 67  
           17.5. Time within which inspection to be given -- place of inspection  
   17.6.   Order for inspection  
   17.7.   Actions against or by sheriff or bailiff  
   17.8.   Verified copies  
   17.9.   Privilege  
   17.10.  Inquiry as to present or past possession of specified documents  
   17.11.  Premature discovery  
   17.12.  Order to apply to infants  

   ORDER 18 -- Interrogatories  

   18.1.   Discovery by interrogatories  
   18.2.   Grounds of objection to answering interrogatories  
   18.3.   Voluntary compliance with request  
   18.4.   Compulsory compliance -- application for order and proceedings thereon  
   18.5.   Onus of proof where alleged evasive or insufficient answers to interrogatories  
   18.6.   Contested claim of privilege  
   18.7.   Statements and affidavits -- by whom made  
   18.8.   Effect of non-compliance with order  
   18.9.   Order for interrogatories may be served on solicitor  
   18.10.  Solicitor neglecting to give notice to client may be liable  
   18.11.  Use in evidence of answers to interrogatories  
   18.12.  Actions against or by sheriff or bailiff  
   18.13.  Costs of improper interrogatories  
   18.14.  Costs on order and security for costs  
   18.15.  Payment out of amount paid in as security  
   18.16.  Order to apply to infants etc.  

   ORDER 19 -- Change of parties by death, etc.  

   19.1.   No abatement caused by death etc.  
   19.2.   Order to carry on proceedings  
   19.3.   Form and service of order  
   19.4.   Application for discharge of order  
   19.5.   Provision for cases in which person entitled to proceed does not do so  
   19.6.   Alteration of records after addition of party  
   19.7.   Appointment of guardians  
   19.8.   Persons under disability  

   ORDER 20 -- Evidence  

   20.1.   Evidence to be taken orally  
   20.2.   Power to order particular facts to be proved by affidavit, or witnesses to be examined before examiner  
   20.3.   Summonses to witnesses and service  
   20.4.   Witnesses may require payment before giving evidence  
   20.5.   Time and mode of service  
   20.5A.  Enforcement of summons  
   20.6.   When witness does not produce documents, order for production may be made  
   20.7.   Production of papers on summons by head of Government department etc.  
   20.8.   Admission of facts or documents  
   20.9.   Notice to admit or produce  
   20.10.  Costs of notice to admit or produce  
   20.11.  Documents produced from proper custody to be read without proof unless objected to  
   20.12.  Where it is desired to use an affidavit, notice may be given -- costs of objection  
   20.13.  Evidence taken after trial  
   20.14.  Practice as to taking evidence at any stage of action or matter  
   20.15.  Affidavits are evidence of persons using them  
   20.16.  Expenses of persons attending before examiner  
   20.17.  How depositions taken  
   20.18.  Failure to comply with summons, or refusal to be sworn or answer  
   20.19.  Objection to answer  
   20.20.  Witness may be ordered to pay costs  
   20.21.  Filing of depositions  
   20.22.  Special report by examiner  
   20.23.  Power to administer oaths  

   ORDER 21 -- Arbitration  

   21.1.   Arbitration  

   ORDER 22 -- Trial  

   22.1.   Actions to be heard in order, with exception  
   22.2.   Right to begin and addresses to court at hearings and trials  
   22.3.   Magistrate may request statement of defence before hearing evidence  
   22.4.   Where plaintiff does not appear  
   22.5.   Judgment on counterclaim where plaintiff does not appear  
   22.6.   Restoring case struck out for non-appearance of plaintiff  
   22.7.   Subsequent action after non-suit or striking out  
   22.8.   Action pending in another court for same cause  
   22.9.   Disallowance of vexatious questions in cross-examination  
   22.10.  General jurisdiction of magistrate on trial of action  
   22.11.  Application for injunction  
   22.12.  Inspection of property by magistrate  
   22.13.  Absent parties may be added on hearing  
   22.14.  Counterclaim where action stayed, discontinued, or dismissed  
   22.15.  Counter or other claim may be ordered to be tried by independent action  
   22.16.  When a person brought in does not appear at the trial  
   22.17.  Judgment may be given for balance found due to defendant  
   22.18.  Leave to clerk to exercise jurisdiction  
   22.19.  When clerk authorised to hear disputed claims  
   22.20.  Postponement of trial on joint application of parties  
   22.21.  Postponement of trial by magistrate  
   22.22.  Adjournment to enable party to comply with rules  

   ORDER 23 -- Judgments and orders  

   23.1.   Entries to be made in minute book  
   23.2.   Form of ordinary judgment  
   23.4.   Certain orders need not be drawn up or served  
   23.5.   Orders directed to be drawn up by magistrate -- time to be stated for doing any act ordered to be done -- memorandum to be endorsed  
   23.6.   Purposes for which certificate of judgment required to be stated  
   23.7.   How money payable under ordinary judgment to be payable  
   23.8.   Fresh order for payment by instalments on application of judgment creditor  
   23.9.   Fresh order for payment of sum not exceeding $100 on application of judgment debtor  
   23.10.  Fresh order for payment in one sum or by increased instalments on application of judgment creditor  
   23.11.  Assessment of value of goods  

   ORDER 24 -- Accounts  

   24.1.   How accounts to be taken  
   24.2.   Clerk to appoint time and place for taking account  
   24.3.   Hearing before clerk  
   24.4.   Accounts to be verified by affidavit  
   24.5.   Vouchers to be produced  
   24.6.   Clerk’s certificate  
   24.7.   Books of account to be prima facie evidence  

   ORDER 25 -- Enforcement of judgments and orders  

           Division 1 -- By warrants of execution  

   25.1.1. Orders enforceable like judgments  
   25.1.2. Enforcing judgment or order against corporation  
   25.1.4. Examination where difficulty arises in execution  
   25.1.5. Date and duration of warrants of execution  
   25.1.6. Applicant to furnish praecipe  
   25.1.7. Where default made, execution may issue  
   25.1.8. Separate executions for money recovered and for costs  
   25.1.9. Execution may issue within 6 years without leave  
   25.1.10.Execution on judgment against a firm  
   25.1.11.Application for leave to issue execution after six years or on change of parties after judgment etc. -- order thereon  
   25.1.12.Application to stay execution  
   25.1.13.Notice of execution to be left with debtor  
   25.1.14.Concurrent warrants  
   25.1.15.Cost of warrants  
   25.1.16.Possession fee  
   25.1.17.Sale  
   25.1.18.Requirements where land taken in execution  
   25.1.19.Inventory and notice of sale of goods removed under execution  
   25.1.20.Account of sale under execution  
   25.1.21.Part payment after issue of warrant of execution  
   25.1.22.Notice of sale  

           Division 2 -- Transmission of proceeds of warrants, from foreign courts  

   25.2.1. Transmission of warrants to be executed by bailiff of foreign court  
   25.2.2. Accounting for and transmission of proceeds levied  
   25.2.3. Payment into foreign court under order of commitment  

   ORDER 26 -- Enforcement of judgments and orders by judgment summons  

   26.1.   No commitment except after judgment summons -- judgment summons to be served personally  
   26.2.   Praecipe for summons  
   26.3.   Summons for 2 or more defendants  
   26.4.   Issue of summons against debtor without leave  
   26.5.   Application for leave for judgment summons  
   26.6.   Judgment summons on judgment against a firm etc.  
   26.7.   Where judgment summons applied for at a court in which judgment was not obtained  
   26.8.   Where judgment summons required on judgment of a court other than a local court  
   26.9.   Issue and service of judgment summons  
   26.10.  Where judgment debtor about to remove  
   26.11.  Time allowed for service of judgment summons  
   26.12.  Summons of judgment debtor and witnesses to prove means -- when expenses paid to judgment debtor may be allowed -- arrest of judgment debtor  
   26.13.  Evidence by affidavit where creditor or debtor resides at a distance from court issuing judgment summons  
   26.13A. Consent affidavit under judgment summons  
   26.14.  On issue of judgment summons, any warrant of execution issued to be lodged in court  
   26.15.  Minute that certificate of judgment has been given to be made -- restriction on proceedings in court issuing certificate  
   26.16.  Where order of commitment made or order altered by another court -- proceedings to be transferred to and continued in that court  
   26.17.  Where order of commitment sent to a foreign court  
   26.18.  No commitment after bankruptcy or administration order in respect of debt provable thereunder  
   26.19.  Commitment not to be enforced where sequestration or administration order made after order of commitment  
   26.20.  Discharge of judgment debtor on filing affidavit as to bankruptcy etc.  
   26.21.  Hearing, adjournment and order on judgment summons  
   26.22.  Suspension of order of commitment  
   26.23.  Payments to be made into court  
   26.24.  Form, date, and duration of order of commitment  
   26.25.  Power to suspend order for payment of future instalments during suspension of order of commitment in respect of past instalments  
   26.26.  Application by party to vary order of commitment  
   26.27.  Payment on arrest  
   26.28.  Part payment after issue of order of commitment  
   26.29.  Payment after debtor lodged in gaol  
   26.30.  Part-payment after debtor lodged in gaol  
   26.31.  Discharge of prisoner on request of judgment creditor  
   26.32.  Certificate of payment  
   26.33.  Costs on default of appearance of judgment creditor  
   26.34.  Where no costs are to be allowed on judgment summons  
   26.35.  Provisions as to amount for which debtor has been imprisoned, where fresh order made on judgment summons or under Order 23, rule 9, and as to subsequent judgment summons under such order  
   26.36.  Costs of abortive execution not to be included in judgment summons, or fresh order under Order 23, rule 8, 9 or  

   ORDER 27 -- Further methods of enforcement of judgments and orders  

   27.1.   Proceedings under section 155  
           27.2. Enforcement of order for discovery -- warrant of attachment  
   27.3.   Discharge of person in custody by magistrate  
   27.4.   Recovery of land or possession to be enforced by warrant of possession  
   27.5.   Enforcement of judgment for delivery of goods -- warrant of delivery  
   27.6.   Warrant may issue without assessment of value  
   27.7.   Separate warrants for damages and costs  
   27.8.   Option to enforce delivery or payment of value  
   27.9.   Certifying assessment to bailiff  
   27.10.  Application of rules relating to execution  
   27.11.  Recovery of value and damages and costs by warrant of execution  
   27.12.  Wilful disobedience of judgment for delivery of goods  
   27.13.  Examination of debtor when judgment etc. for recovery of money  
   27.13A. Court may impound documents  
   27.14.  Costs under rule 13  
           27.15. Impounded documents  

   ORDER 28 -- Attachment of debts  

   28.1.   Proceedings against garnishee  
   28.2.   Where garnishee resides at a distance from court  
   28.3.   Service of garnishee summons  
   28.4.   Payment into court by garnishee  
   28.5.   Payment out of court of money paid in by garnishee  
   28.6.   Order on return day, if garnishee does not appear or dispute liability  
   28.7.   Certificate where garnishee sued in court other than that in which judgment obtained  
   28.8.   Costs  
   28.9.   Magistrate may refuse to interfere  
   28.10.  Application by judgment creditor as to money paid into court under judgment or order obtained by debtor against third person  
   28.11.  Attachment of debts owing from a firm  

   ORDER 29 -- Appointment of receivers  

   29.1.   Receiver’s security and allowance  
   29.2.   Fixing days for receiver to pass accounts and pay balances  
   29.3.   Form of receiver’s accounts  
   29.4.   Consequences of default by receiver  
   29.5.   Appointment of receiver by way of equitable execution  
   29.6.   Bailiff may be appointed  

   ORDER 30 -- Interpleader  

   30.1.   Notice of claim to execution creditor  
   30.2.   Order for possession fees where claim admitted  
   30.3.   Power to make order protecting bailiff from action by claimant, where execution creditor admits claim before interpleader summons issued  
   30.4.   Issue of summons where the execution creditor does not admit claim  
   30.5.   Proceedings generally  
   30.6.   Claimant to lodge particulars and grounds of claim  
   30.7.   Bailiff’s fees  
   30.8.   Power to delay sale  
   30.9.   Interpleader summons  
   30.10.  From what court issued  
   30.11.  Magistrate may direct sale of goods claimed under bill of sale etc.  
   30.12.  Order on interpleader  
   30.13.  Interpleader in action by assignee, where assignor disputes assignment, or in action for debt, chose in action, or chattel, where defendant has notice of conflicting claims  

   ORDER 31 -- Proceedings by and against executors and administrators  

   31.1.   Costs where plaintiff fails  
   31.2.   Costs on non-appearance  
   31.3.   Waste of assets  
   31.4.   Judgment where waste charged  
   31.5.   Judgment where representation admitted, but demand denied  
   31.6.   Judgment where representation admitted, and demand denied but proved, and administration alleged and proved  
   31.7.   Judgment in like case where administration not proved  
   31.8.   Judgment where representation and demand admitted, and administration alleged and proved  
   31.9.   Judgment in like case where administration not proved, and no other defence established  
   31.10.  Proceedings after judgment on assets, quando acciderint  
   31.11.  Payment into court on defendant’s admission of demand and of assets  
   31.12.  Judgment in other cases  

   ORDER 32 -- New trial  

   32.1.   Application for new trial  
   32.2.   Affidavit in support  
   32.3.   When new trial not granted  
   32.4.   When new trial may be granted  

   ORDER 32A -- Practice and procedure relating to warrants under the Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994  

   32A.1.  Interpretation  
   32A.2.  Examination in aid of seizure  
   32A.3.  Claims to property seized  

   ORDER 33 -- Appeals  

   33.1.   Order of Supreme Court to be filed  
   33.2.   New trial  
   33.3.   Proceedings on judgment of Supreme Court  

   ORDER 34 -- Actions or matters remitted from or transferred to the Supreme Court  

   34.1.   Where action or matter remitted from Supreme Court  
   34.2.   Order to be filed -- proceedings in local court  
   34.3.   Defendant to proceed as if action originally brought in local court  
   34.4.   Special notice in action for libel or slander  
   34.5.   Transmission of documents etc. to Supreme Court by clerk after order of transfer  

   ORDER 35 -- Replevin  

   35.1.   No other cause of action to be joined  
   35.2.   Particulars  
   35.3.   Mode of trial  
   35.4.   Where defendant succeeds in action where distress is for a sum of money  
   35.5.   Where defendant entitled to a return in damage feasant  
   35.6.   Where defendant succeeds in other cases  

   ORDER 36 -- Fines. Neglect or misconduct of officers. Committal for contempt. Enforcement of fines  

   36.1.   Summons for neglect  
   36.2.   Order  
   36.3.   Order imposing fine on witness  
   36.4.   Committal or fine for contempt of court  
   36.5.   Report by clerk to magistrate if fine not paid  

   ORDER 37 -- Fees, costs, and allowance to witnesses  

   37.1.   Generally costs to be awarded to successful party  
   37.2.   Conduct disentitling successful party to costs  
   37.3.   Unnecessary costs  
   37.4.   Cost where counterclaim raised and tried  
   37.5.   Where plaintiff recovers less than claim  
   37.6.   Scales on which costs are to be taxed  
   37.6A.  Court may order increased costs  
   37.6B.  Exceptional award of costs in the Small Disputes Division  
   37.7.   Costs may be fixed at trial  
   37.8.   Entry of costs on summons  
   37.9.   Allowance of costs without taxation  
   37.10.  When costs to be taxed -- delivery of bill  
   37.11.  Notice of taxation  
   37.12.  Forms of bills of costs  
   37.13.  Taxing costs on bill as taxed  
   37.14.  Party dissatisfied to make objections in writing -- clerk may obtain directions  
   37.15.  Review of taxation upon objections  
   37.16.  Costs of objection to jurisdiction  
   37.17.  How order for particular costs to be made and obtained  
   37.18.  Actions for recovery of possession  
   37.19.  Costs on judgment for delivery of goods  
   37.20.  Jurisdiction by consent  
   37.21.  Interpleader proceedings  
   37.22.  Taxation of costs ordered to be paid by or to third party  
   37.23.  Fees where party recovers less than he claims  
   37.24.  No costs allowed if not sanctioned by scales  
   37.26.  Fee for service of summons  
   37.27.  Discretion of clerk  
   37.28.  When costs unnecessarily incurred  
   37.29.  Discretionary fees and allowances  
   37.30.  Costs incurred before transfer of action  
   37.31.  Where separate judgments against defendants  
   37.32.  Costs of solicitor appearing in person as plaintiff or defendant  
   37.34.  Folio  
   37.35.  Costs of persons in fiduciary position etc.  
   37.36.  Disallowance of costs of improper, vexatious, or unnecessary matter in documents or proceedings  
   37.37.  Set-off of costs  
   37.38.  Allowances to witnesses for attendance  
   37.39.  Travelling expenses  
   37.40.  When attending in more than one case  
   37.41.  Costs of witnesses not summoned  
   37.42.  Compensation to seamen  
   37.43.  Allowances to expert or scientific witnesses  
   37.44.  Allowances for proof and costs of plans etc.  
   37.45.  Taxation as between solicitor and client  
   37.46.  Scale applicable to taxation as between solicitor and client  
   37.47.  Application for review of taxation by magistrate  
   37.48.  Fees  
   37.49.  Recovery of fees paid  

   ORDER 38 -- General provisions  

   38.1.   Party may act by solicitor  
   38.2.   Service of notices etc. where no mode of service prescribed  
   38.3.   Service by or upon solicitor acting for party  
   38.3A.  Service at a document exchange  
   38.4.   Solicitor may give notice that he is acting -- service by or on such solicitor -- change of solicitor  
   38.5.   Practice on service by solicitor  
   38.6.   No notice of employment of legal practitioner required  
   38.7.   Enlargement or abridgement of time  
   38.8.   Filing of documents and copies for service  
   38.9.   Sealing of documents  
   38.10.  Notices to be in writing  
   38.11.  Form of notices  
   38.12.  Computations of periods not exceeding 48 hours  
   38.13.  When time for doing any act expires on day when offices are closed  
   38.15.  Transmission of notices etc. by post  
   38.16.  Notices by post delivered after office hours  
   38.17.  Use of forms in Appendix -- where no forms prescribed  
   38.18.  Rules and forms to be adhered to  
   38.19.  Non-compliance with rules not to render proceedings void  
   38.20.  Application to set aside proceedings for irregularity  
   38.21.  Duplicate of warrant etc. -- lost or destroyed  
   38.22.  Duplicate summons may be issued  
   38.23.  Service of telegram  
   38.24.  Designation of local courts  
   38.25.  Service by post  
   38.26.  Change of address for service  
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