Victorian Numbered Acts

CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2010 (NO. 47 OF 2010) - SECT 70

    (1)     Without limiting any other power to make rules of court, rules of court made by the authority having for the time being power to make rules regulating the practice and procedure of a court may include rules for or with respect to—

        (a)     the overarching purpose and the overarching obligations;

        (b)     the pre-litigation requirements, including—

              (i)     recovery of costs of compliance with Chapter 3;

              (ii)     practice and procedures relating to the pre-litigation requirements;

              (iii)     application of pre-litigation requirements to civil proceedings or classes of civil proceeding;

              (iv)     exempting civil proceedings or classes of civil proceeding from compliance with pre-litigation requirements;

              (v)     protection and use of documents or information exchanged in accordance with pre-litigation requirements;

        (c)     pre-litigation requirements other than those under Chapter 3, including specific protocols for civil proceedings or classes of civil proceeding;

        (d)     discovery;

        (e)     disclosure;

        (f)     appropriate dispute resolution and procedure, including referral to appropriate dispute resolution with or without the consent of the parties;

        (g)     any other matter for which provision may be made under this Act by rules of court.

    (2)     Rules of court made under this Act may regulate generally the practice and procedure under this Act.