Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 22

    (1)     This chapter applies to every proceeding in the Supreme Court or Magistrates Court to which these rules apply.

Note 1     Rule 4 (Application of rules) deals with the proceedings to which these rules apply.

Note 2     This chapter has been disapplied (with exceptions) in relation to family and personal violence proceedings (see r 3802) and workers compensation proceedings (see r 3903).

Note 3     The Magistrates Court includes the Childrens Court (see href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1930-21" title="A1930-21">Magistrates Court Act 1930

, s 287).

    (2)     However, this chapter applies to a criminal proceeding, forensic proceeding or appellate proceeding only as far as a territory law provides that it applies.

Note 1     Criminal proceeding and appellate proceeding are defined in the dictionary.

Note 2     Forensic proceeding is defined in rule 4800.

Note 3     Ch 4 deals with criminal and forensic proceedings and ch 5 deals with appellate proceedings.

Note 4     A territory law includes these rules or a provision of these rules (see href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2001-14" title="A2001-14">Legislation Act

, s 98 and s 97 (1), def ACT law ).

    (3)     Also, this chapter does not apply to another proceeding as far as—

        (a)     this chapter provides that it does not apply to the proceeding; or

        (b)     chapter 3 (Particular civil proceedings) provides that this chapter does not apply to the proceeding or otherwise makes provision for the proceeding inconsistent with this chapter; or

        (c)     another territory law (including another provision of these rules) provides that this chapter does not apply to the proceeding.

Note     Ch 6 has provisions applying to all proceedings (see r 6000 (Application—ch 6).