Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 1402

    (1)     If, under these rules, a particular judicial officer has been allocated to manage a proceeding—

        (a)     the court may direct that all applications in relation to the proceeding, or the hearing of the proceeding, be heard and decided by the judicial officer; and

        (b)     the judicial officer may monitor the proceeding to ensure that the parties comply with any directions given in the proceeding.

    (2)     The court may make a direction under this rule on application by a party or on its own initiative.

Note     Pt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application for a direction under this rule.

    (3)     If, under these rules, a proceeding has been assigned to the docket of a judge or the associate judge, the judge or associate judge assigned the proceeding—

        (a)     must hear the proceeding and any application in relation to the proceeding, unless the court otherwise orders; and

        (b)     may monitor the proceeding to ensure that the parties comply with any directions given in the proceeding.