Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) In addition to any other power a court may have, a court may give any direction or make any order it considers appropriate to further the overarching purpose in relation to the conduct of the hearing in a civil proceeding.
(2) A direction or an order under subsection (1) may be given or made by the court at any time—
(a) before a hearing commences; or
(b) during a hearing.
(3) Without limiting subsection (1), a court may give any direction or make any order it considers appropriate with respect to—
(a) the order in which evidence is to be given and addresses made;
(b) the order in which questions of fact are to be tried;
(c) limiting the time to be taken by a trial, including the time a party may take to present the party's case;
(d) witnesses, including—
(i) limiting the time to be taken in examining, cross-examining or re-examining witnesses;
(ii) not allowing cross-examination of particular witnesses;
S. 49(3)(d)(iii) amended by No. 62/2012 s. 9.
(iii) limiting the number of witnesses that a party may call;
(e) limiting the issues or matters that may be the subject of examination or cross-examination;
(f) limiting the length or duration of written and oral submissions;
(g) limiting the numbers of documents to be prepared or that a party may tender in evidence;
(h) the preparation by the parties of an agreed bundle of documents for use in the proceeding or a schedule summarising business records or other documents;
(i) the place, time and mode of trial;
(j) evidence, including, but not limited to whether evidence in chief should be given orally, by affidavit or by witness statement;
(k) costs, including the proportions in which the parties are to bear any costs;
(l) any other matter specified in rules of court.
S. 50
repealed by No. 62/2012 s. 5,
new s. 50 inserted by No. 25/2014 s. 5.