Queensland Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 342

342 Requirements for case appraiser’s certificate and decision

(1) This rule applies to—

(a) a certificate mentioned in the Civil Proceedings Act 2011 , section 49 (2) (a) ; and

(b) a case appraiser’s decision mentioned in section 42 (2) (b) of that Act.

Note—

The Civil Proceedings Act 2011 , section 49 (2) requires a case appraiser to file a certificate about the case appraisal and the case appraiser’s decision.

(2) If the case appraiser makes a decision about the dispute or any issue in the dispute, the case appraiser must—

(a) place the written decision in a sealed container, for example, an envelope; and

(b) mark the container with the court file number; and

(c) mark the container ‘Not to be opened without an order of the court’; and

(d) file the container in the court.

(3) The container may be opened only if the court orders it to be opened.

(4) No fee is payable for filing the certificate and decision.