Victorian Numbered Regulations

SUPREME COURT ADMIRALTY RULES 2010 (SR NO 24 OF 2010) - REG 3.04

    (1)     The plaintiff shall apply to the Judge in Admiralty for directions—

        (a)     where the proceeding is entered in the List pursuant to Rule 3.02(1) or 3.02(2), within 14 days after the first appearance is filed; or

        (b)     where the proceeding is entered in the List pursuant to Rule 3.02(3), within 14 days after the entry.

    (2)     A party, or in the case of a Commonwealth proceeding the Marshal, may at any time bring on the summons for directions upon giving reasonable notice to any other party and to the Court.

    (3)     A party, or in the case of a Commonwealth proceeding the Marshal, may at any time apply to the Judge in Admiralty for directions.

    (4)     The Judge in Admiralty may at any time give such directions for the conduct of the proceeding as are considered conducive to the effective, prompt and economical determination of the proceeding.