(1) On the application of a party to a proceeding, the court may, at any stage of the proceeding, make any order that the nature of the case requires.
Note 1 Pt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application for an order under this rule.
Note 2 Order is defined in the dictionary to include judgment (see also def made ).
(2) The court may make the order even if there is no claim for relief extending to the order in the originating process, statement of claim, counterclaim or similar document.