This legislation has been repealed.
(1) On the hearing of an application under this or any other Act, the court may, of its own motion, or on such terms as to costs or adjournment as it thinks fit, on the application of a party to proceedings:(a) permit the lodging or amendment of any notice or of any document or instrument necessary to the proceedings before the court, and(b) disregard any omission, error, defect or insufficiency in respect of the giving, serving, affixing, keeping affixed, advertising or publishing of the document or instrument or any other matter or thing not going to the substance of the matter before the court.
(2) This section does not apply to proceedings for offences dealt with by the court.