Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 260 HIGH COURT RULES (AMENDMENT) - REG 4

4.1 Forms 61, 62 and 63: Omit the Forms, substitute:
                                FORM 61               O. 69A, r. 2 (1)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA [SYDNEY] OFFICE OF THE REGISTRY

                                                   No. [S]       of 19




BETWEEN:              AB


Applicant

and

XY

Respondent

APPLICATION FOR LEAVE OR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL

1. The Applicant applies for leave [or special leave] to appeal from [specify
part or whole] of the judgment of [specify Court, Justice or Judge below]
given on [specify date].

Grounds

2. [Specify briefly the grounds on which the judgment below is said to be
wrong].



Order(s) sought

3. [Specify the judgment sought in lieu of that challenged including any
special order as to costs].

Dated the                          day of                       19   .


................................................
[Signed, Solicitor or Applicant if
unrepresented]





To: The Respondent [address]

TAKE NOTICE: Before taking any step in the proceedings you must, within 14
DAYS after service of this application, enter an appearance in the office of
the Registry in which the application is filed, and serve a copy on the
applicant.

THE APPLICANT'S SOLICITOR IS: [name of firm and address for service, telephone
and facsimile numbers]

OR

THE APPLICANT'S ADDRESS FOR SERVICE IS: [if the applicant is unrepresented -
address for service, telephone and facsimile numbers]

                                FORM 62          O. 69A, r. 6 (2)


(Heading as in Form 61)

APPLICANT'S SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT

Part I:                            [A concise statement of the leave 
or special leave questions said to arise].

Part II:                           [A brief statement of the factual 
background to the application].

Part III:                          [A brief statement of the 
applicant's argument].

Part IV:                           [Reasons why leave or special leave 
should be granted].

Part V:                            [Any reasons why an order for costs 
should not be made in favour of the respondent in the event that the
application is refused].

Part VI: [A table of the authorities, legislation or other material on which
the applicant relies, identifying the pages at which the relevant passages
appear].

Part VII: [Indicate whether the applicant seeks to supplement this summary
with oral argument].

Dated the                          day of                       19   .




..................................................................
(Signed, Practitioner or Applicant if
unrepresented)

                                  FORM 62A            O. 69A, r. 7 (2)


(Heading as in Form 61)

RESPONDENT'S SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT

Part I:                            [Reasons why leave or special leave 
should/should not be granted].

Part II:                           [A brief statement of the factual 
issues in contention].

Part III:                          [A brief statement of the 
respondent's argument].

Part IV:                           [Any special order as to costs 
sought by the respondent].

Part V:                            [A table of the authorities, 
legislation or other material on which the respondent relies, identifying the
pages at which the relevant passages appear].

Part VI:                           [Indicate whether the respondent 
seeks to supplement this summary with oral argument].

Dated the                          day of                       19   .


................................................
(Signed, Practitioner or Respondent if
unrepresented)

                                FORM 63              O. 69A, r. 5 (2)
(Heading as in Form 61)
APPEARANCE

Enter an appearance for the respondent in this application.



Dated the                          day of                       19   .


..............................................
(Signed, Practitioner or Respondent if
unrepresented)

To: The Applicant (address)

THE RESPONDENT'S SOLICITOR IS: [name of firm and address for service,
telephone and facsimile numbers]



4.2 Form 64: Omit "O. 69A, r. 10 (1)", substitute "O. 69A, r. 12 (1)".