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SUPREME COURT (GENERAL CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES 2015 (SR NO 103 OF
2015)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
ORDER 1—PRELIMINARY
PART 1--CITATION, COMMENCEMENT AND REVOCATION
1.01. Title and object
1.02. Authorising provisions
1.03. Commencement and revocation
PART 2--APPLICATION OF RULES
1.04. Definitions
1.05. Application
1.06. Jurisdiction not affected
1.07. * * * * *
1.12. Order to review
PART 3--INTERPRETATION
1.13. Definitions
PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS
1.14. Exercise of power
1.14.1. Exercise of powers of Registrar by Associate Judge
1.15. Procedure wanting or in doubt
1.16. Act by corporation
1.17. Corporation a party
1.18. Power to act by solicitor
1.19. Continuation of address for service
ORDER 2—NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES
2.01. Effect of non-compliance
2.02. Originating process
2.03. Application to set aside for irregularity
2.04. Dispensing with compliance
ORDER 3—TIME, SITTINGS AND COURT OFFICE
3.01. Calculating time
3.02. Extension and abridgement
3.03. Fixing time
3.04. Process in vacation
3.05. Time for service
3.06. Proceedings after a year
3.07. Sittings and vacation
3.08. Office
3.09. Office hours
ORDER 4—PROCESS IN THE COURT
PART 1--GENERAL
4.01. How proceeding commenced
4.02. Interlocutory application
4.03. Names of parties
4.04. When writ required
4.05. When originating motion required
4.06. Optional commencement by originating motion
4.07. Continuance as writ of proceeding by originating motion
4.08. Urgent case
PART 2--CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCEEDINGS
4.09. Overarching obligations certification
4.09.1. Certification of prior overarching obligations certification
4.10. Proper basis certification
ORDER 5—CONTENT, FILING AND DURATION OF ORIGINATING PROCESS
5.01. Definitions
5.02. Form of originating process
5.03. Appearance
5.04. Indorsement of claim on writ
5.05. Indorsement of claim on motion
5.06. Indorsement as to capacity
5.07. Address of parties
5.08. Place and mode of trial
5.09. Stay on payment of costs
5.10. Petition
5.11. Filing of originating process
5.12. Duration and renewal of originating process
ORDER 6—SERVICE
6.01. When personal service necessary
6.02. Personal service of originating process
6.03. How personal service effected
6.04. Service on particular defendants
6.05. Motor car death or bodily injury
6.06. Address for service
6.06.1. Solicitor changing address
6.07. How ordinary service effected
6.08. Identity of person served
6.09. Acceptance of service by solicitor
6.10. Substituted service
6.11. Confirmation of informal service
6.12. Service by filing
6.13. Service on agent
6.14. Service under contract
6.15. Recovery of vacant land
6.16. Service of notice by the Court
6.17. Affidavit of service
ORDER 7—SERVICE OUT OF AUSTRALIA
PART 1--WHEN SERVICE OUT IS ALLOWED
7.01. For what claims
7.02. Indorsement on originating process
7.03. Mode of service out of Australia
7.04. Leave to proceed where no appearance
7.05. Stay, setting aside service etc.
7.06. Service of other process by leave
7.07. Service of counterclaim or third party notice
7.08. Application for leave
PART 2--SERVICE IN FOREIGN COUNTRY
7.09. Application
7.10. Documents required
7.11. Translation
7.12. Request and undertaking
7.13. Procedure on lodgment and filing
7.14. Evidence of service
7.15. Order for payment of expenses
ORDER 7A—TRANS-TASMAN PROCEEDINGS
7A.01. Definitions
7A.02. Application of Order
7A.03. Commencement of proceeding for order under Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act
7A.04. Interlocutory application under Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act
7A.05. Application for interim relief
7A.06. Application for leave to serve subpoena in New Zealand
7A.07. Form of subpoena
7A.08. Application to set aside subpoena
7A.09. Application for issue of certificate of non-compliance with subpoena
7A.10. Form of certificate of non-compliance
7A.11. Notice of registration of NZ judgment
7A.12. Application for extension of time to give notice of registration of NZ judgment
7A.13. Application to set aside registration of NZ judgment
7A.14. Application for stay of enforcement of registered NZ judgment to enable liable person to appeal
7A.15. Application for extension of time to apply for stay of enforcement of registered NZ judgment to enable liable person to appeal
7A.16. Application for order for use of audio link or audiovisual link
ORDER 8—APPEARANCE
8.01. Application
8.02. Appearance before taking step
8.03. Who to file appearance
8.04. Time for appearance
8.05. Mode of filing appearance
8.06. Address for service of defendant
8.07. Late appearance
8.08. Conditional appearance
8.09. Setting aside writ or originating motion
ORDER 9—JOINDER OF CLAIMS AND PARTIES
9.01. Joinder of claims
9.02. Permissive joinder of parties
9.03. Joinder of necessary parties
9.04. Joinder inconvenient
9.05. Effect of misjoinder or non-joinder of party
9.06. Addition, removal, substitution of party
9.07. Procedure for addition of party
9.08. Defendant dead at commencement of proceeding
9.09. Change of party on death, bankruptcy
9.10. Failure to proceed after death of party
9.11. Amendment of proceedings after change of party
9.12. Consolidation or trial together
9.13. Conduct of proceeding
ORDER 10—COUNTERCLAIM
10.01. Application of Order
10.02. When counterclaim allowed
10.03. Counterclaim against plaintiff and another person
10.04. Procedure after counterclaim against another person
10.05. Trial of counterclaim
10.06. Counterclaim inconvenient
10.07. Stay of claim
10.08. Counterclaim on stay etc., of original proceeding
10.09. Judgment for balance
ORDER 11—THIRD PARTY PROCEDURE
11.01. Claim by third party notice
11.02. Statement of claim on third party notice
11.03. Time for appearance
11.04. Filing and service of third party notice
11.05. Time for third party notice
11.06. Leave to file third party notice
11.07. Other requirements for service
11.08. Appearance by third party
11.09. Defence of third party
11.10. Counterclaim by third party
11.11. Default by third party
11.12. Discovery and trial
11.13. Third party directions
11.14. Judgment between defendant and third party
11.15. Claim against another party
11.16. Fourth and subsequent parties
11.17. Counterclaim
ORDER 12—INTERPLEADER
12.01. Definitions
12.02. Stakeholder's interpleader
12.03. Sheriff's interpleader
12.04. Sheriff's summons to state claim
12.05. Notice to execution creditor
12.06. Admission of claim
12.07. Interpleader summons
12.08. Powers of Court
12.09. Default by claimant
12.10. Neutrality of applicant
12.11. Order in several proceedings
12.12. Trial of interpleader question
ORDER 13—PLEADINGS
13.01. Formal requirements
13.02. Content of pleading
13.03. Document or conversation
13.04. Fact presumed true
13.05. Condition precedent
13.06. Implied contract or relation
13.07. Matter which must be pleaded
13.08. Subsequent fact
13.09. Inconsistent pleading
13.10. Particulars of pleading
13.11. Order for particulars
13.12. Admission and denials
13.13. Denial by joinder of issue
13.14. Money claim as defence
13.15. Counterclaim
ORDER 14—SERVICE OF PLEADINGS
14.01. Statement of claim indorsed on writ
14.02. Statement of claim not indorsed on writ
14.03. Alteration of claim as indorsed on writ
14.04. Service of defence
14.05. Reply
14.06. Pleading after reply
14.07. Defence to counterclaim
14.08. Close of pleadings
14.09. Order as to pleadings
14.10. Filing of pleadings
ORDER 15—PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
15.01. Definitions
15.02. Litigation guardian of person under disability
15.03. Appointment of litigation guardian
15.04. No appearance by person under disability
15.05. Application to discharge or vary certain orders
15.06. Pleading admission by person under disability
15.07. Discovery
15.08. Compromise of claim by a person under disability
15.09. Execution against money in court
15.10. Counterclaim and claim by third party notice
ORDER 16—EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
16.01. Representation of unascertained persons
16.02. Beneficiaries
16.03. Deceased person
ORDER 17—PARTNERS AND SOLE PROPRIETORS
17.01. Partners
17.02. Disclosure of partners
17.03. Service of originating process
17.04. Appearance by partners
17.05. No appearance except by partners
17.06. Appearance under objection of person sued as partner
17.07. Enforcement of judgment
17.08. Enforcement between partners
17.09. Attachment of debts
17.10. Person using the business name
17.11. Charge on partner's interest
ORDER 18—REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING
18.01. Application
18.02. Proceeding by or against representative
18.03. Order for representation by defendant
18.04. Effect of judgment
ORDER 18A—GROUP PROCEEDING
18A.01. Application
18A.02. Consent to be group member
18A.04. Opting out
18A.05. Order involving notice
ORDER 19—NOTICE OF CONSTITUTIONAL MATTER
19.01. Definitions
19.02. Notice
19.03. Filing and service
ORDER 20—CHANGE OF SOLICITOR
20.01. Notice of change
20.02. Party appointing solicitor
20.03. Solicitor ceasing to act
20.04. Removal of solicitor from record
20.05. Address for service
20.06. Death, retirement etc., of Victorian Government Solicitor
ORDER 21—JUDGMENT IN DEFAULT OF APPEARANCE OR PLEADING
21.01. Default of appearance
21.02. Default of defence
21.03. Judgment for recovery of debt, damages or property
21.04. Judgment other than for recovery of debt, damages or property
21.05. Proceeding continued against other defendants
21.06. Default of defence to counterclaim
21.07. Setting aside judgment
ORDER 22—SUMMARY JUDGMENT
PART 1--GENERAL
22.01. Scope of Order
22.02. Interpretation
PART 2--APPLICATION BY PLAINTIFF FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
22.03. Application by plaintiff for judgment
22.04. Summons and affidavit in support
22.05. Defendant to show cause
22.06. Affidavit in reply
22.07. Cross-examination on affidavit
22.08. Hearing of application
22.09. Assessment of damages
22.10. Judgment where debt amount unascertained
22.11. Directions
22.12. Continuing for other claim or against other defendant
22.13. Judgment for delivery up of chattel
22.14. Relief against forfeiture
22.15. Setting aside judgment
PART 3--APPLICATION BY DEFENDANT FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
22.16. Application by defendant for judgment
22.17. Summons
22.18. Affidavit in support
22.19. Plaintiff to show cause
22.20. Affidavit in reply
22.21. Cross-examination on affidavit
22.22. Hearing of application
22.23. Setting aside judgment
PART 4--APPLICATION BY OR AGAINST THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT PARTY
22.24. Third or subsequent party
ORDER 23--—SUMMARY STAY OR DISMISSAL OF CLAIM AND STRIKING OUT PLEADING
23.01. Stay or judgment in proceeding
23.02. Striking out pleading
23.04. Affidavit evidence
23.05. Declaratory judgment
ORDER 24--—JUDGMENT ON FAILURE TO PROSECUTE OR OBEY ORDER FOR PARTICULARS OR DISCOVERY
24.01. Judgment on dismissal
24.02. Failure to obey order
24.03. Stay on non-payment of costs
24.04. Counterclaim and third party claim
24.05. Inherent jurisdiction
24.06. Setting aside judgment
ORDER 25—DISCONTINUANCE AND WITHDRAWAL
25.01. Withdrawal of appearance
25.02. Discontinuance or withdrawal of proceeding or claim
25.03. Proceeding not commenced by writ
25.04. Notice of discontinuance or withdrawal
25.05. Costs
25.06. Discontinuance or withdrawal no defence
25.07. Stay on non-payment of costs
ORDER 26--—OFFERS OF COMPROMISE AND OFFERS TO COMPROMISE ON APPEAL
PART 1--INTERPRETATION
26.01. Definitions
PART 2--OFFERS OF COMPROMISE
26.02. Offers of compromise generally
26.03. Time for making, accepting etc. offer
26.03.1.Time for payment
26.04. Effect of offer
26.05. Disclosure of offer to Court
26.06. Party under disability
26.07. Withdrawal of acceptance
26.07.1.Failure to comply with accepted offer
26.07.2.Multiple defendants
26.08. Costs consequences of failure to accept
26.08.1.Pre-litigation offers
26.10. Contributor parties
26.11. Transitional
PART 3--OFFER TO COMPROMISE ON APPEAL
26.12. Appeal to Court of Appeal
ORDER 27—CONTENT AND FORM OF COURT DOCUMENTS
27.01. Conformity with Rules
27.02. Heading and title of document
27.03. Form of document
27.04. Numbers
27.05. Copies on request
27.06. Prothonotary refusing to seal or accept document
27.07. Scandalous matter
ORDER 28—FILING AND SEALING OF COURT DOCUMENTS
PART 1--GENERAL
28.00. Application of this Part
28.01. How document filed
28.02. Proceedings commenced outside Melbourne
28.03. Date of filing
28.04. Seal of Court
28.05. Inspection of documents
28.06. Production of Court document
PART 2--ELECTRONIC FILING OTHER THAN IN REDCREST
28.07. Application of Part
28.08. Definitions
28.09. Authorised provider may make documents available
28.10. Prothonotary may accept a document for filing
28.11. Prothonotary may reject a document
28.12. Authorised user may make copies
28.13. Documents that may not be filed electronically
28.14. Evidence of filing
28.15. Production of original document
28.16. Retention of original documents
28.17. Authorised provider
ORDER 28A—ELECTRONIC FILING IN REDCREST
28A.01. Application of this Order
28A.02. Definitions
28A.03. Exclusive method of filing
28A.04. How document filed
28A.05. Time of filing
28A.06. Non-compliance with Rules and documents that may be set aside etc.
28A.07. Seal of the Court
28A.08. Signatures on documents
28A.09. Production of original document
28A.10. Retention of original signed document
28A.11. Authentication of judgments and orders in RedCrest
28A.12. Access to RedCrest
28A.13. Limited access
28A.14. Refusal to issue and cancellation of username and password
28A.15. Review by Court of access to RedCrest
28A.16. Order for electronic service
28A.17. Confidentiality and privacy
ORDER 29—DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS
29.01. Application and definition
29.01.1.Scope of discovery
29.02. Notice for discovery
29.03. Discovery after notice
29.04. Affidavit of documents
29.05. Order limiting discovery
29.05.1.Order for general discovery
29.05.2.Order for expanded discovery
29.06. Co-defendants and third party
29.07. Order for discovery
29.08. Order for particular discovery
29.09. Inspection of documents referred to in affidavit of documents
29.10. Inspection of documents referred to in pleadings and affidavits
29.11. Order for discovery
29.12. Direction as to documents
29.12.1.Default notice
29.13. Inspection of document by Court
29.14. Default on discovery
29.15. Continuing obligation to make discovery
29.16. Discovery after directions
29.17. Transitional provision—Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 18) Rules 2010
ORDER 30—INTERROGATORIES
30.01. Definitions
30.02. When interrogatories allowed
30.03. Statement as to who to answer
30.04. Filing interrogatories and time for answers
30.05. Source for answers to interrogatories
30.06. How interrogatories to be answered
30.07. Ground of objection to answer
30.08. Who to answer interrogatories
30.09. Failure to answer interrogatories
30.09.1.Default notice
30.10. Non-compliance with order
30.11. Answers as evidence
30.12. Interrogatories after directions
ORDER 31—DISCOVERY BY ORAL EXAMINATION
31.01. Definitions
31.02. When available
31.03. Party a corporation
31.04. How consent given
31.05. Effect of consent
31.06. Appointment of examiner
31.07. Attendance on examination
31.08. Party a corporation
31.09. Powers of examiner
31.10. Record of examination
31.11. How party to be examined
31.12. Procedure on objection to question
31.13. Order to answer question
31.14. Costs
ORDER 32—PRELIMINARY DISCOVERY AND DISCOVERY FROM NON-PARTY
32.01. Definitions
32.02. Privilege
32.03. Discovery to identify a defendant
32.04. Party an applicant
32.05. Discovery from prospective defendant
32.06. Party an applicant
32.07. Discovery from non-party
32.08. Procedure
32.09. Inspection of documents
32.10. Directions as to documents
32.11. Costs
ORDER 33--—MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND SERVICE OF HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL REPORTS
33.01. Application
33.02. Counterclaim
33.03. Definitions
33.04. Notice for examination
33.05. Expenses
33.06. Report of examination of plaintiff
33.07. Service of reports by plaintiff
33.08. Service of reports by defendant
33.08.1.Other medical reports to be served
33.09. Opinion on liability
33.10. Material for Court
33.11. Medical report admissible
33.12. No evidence unless disclosed in report
ORDER 34—DIRECTIONS
34.01. Powers of Court
34.02. Nature of directions
34.03. Admissions and agreements
34.04. Duty to obtain directions
ORDER 35—ADMISSIONS
35.01. Definition
35.02. Voluntary admission of facts
35.03. Notice for admission of facts
35.04. Judgment on admissions
35.05. Notice for admission of documents
35.06. Cost of non-admission of fact or document
35.07. Restrictive effect of admission
35.08. Notice to produce documents
ORDER 36—AMENDMENT
36.01. General
36.02. Failure to amend within time limited
36.03. Amendment of writ or other originating process before service and disallowance of amendment
36.04. Amendment of pleading and disallowance of amendment
36.05. How pleading amendment made
36.06. Pleading to an amended pleading
36.07. Amendment of judgment or order
ORDER 37—INSPECTION, DETENTION AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY
37.01. Inspection, detention etc. of property
37.02. Inspection from prospective defendant
37.03. Procedure
37.04. Disposal of perishable property
37.05. Payment into Court in discharge of lien
37.06. Interim distribution of property or income
37.07. Jurisdiction of Court not affected
ORDER 37A—FREEZING ORDERS
37A.01. Definitions
37A.02. Freezing order
37A.03. Ancillary order
37A.04. Respondent need not be party to proceeding
37A.05. Order against judgment debtor or prospective judgment debtor or third party
37A.06. Jurisdiction of Court not limited
37A.07. Service
37A.08. Costs
37A.09. Application to be heard by Judge of the Court
ORDER 37B—SEARCH ORDERS
37B.01. Definitions
37B.02. Search order
37B.03. Requirements for grant of search order
37B.04. Jurisdiction of Court not limited
37B.05. Terms of search order
37B.06. Independent solicitors
37B.07. Costs
37B.08. Service
37B.09. Application to be heard by Judge of the Court
ORDER 38—INJUNCTIONS
38.01. When Court may grant
38.02. Application before trial
38.03. Costs and expenses of non-party
38.04. Ouster of office
ORDER 39—RECEIVERS
39.01. Application and definitions
39.02. Appointment of receiver
39.03. Service of order
39.04. Consent of receiver
39.05. Security by receiver
39.06. Remuneration of receiver
39.07. Receiver's accounts
39.08. Default by receiver
39.09. Directions to receivers
ORDER 40—EVIDENCE GENERALLY
40.01. Definition
40.02. Evidence of witness
40.03. Contrary direction as to evidence
40.04. Examination on affidavit
40.05. Evidence of particular facts
40.06. Revocation or variation of order
40.07. Deposition as evidence
40.08. Proof of Court documents
40.09. Evidence of consent
40.10. Defamation
40.11. Subsequent use of evidence at trial
40.12. Attendance and production
40.13. View
ORDER 41—EVIDENCE BEFORE TRIAL
PART 1--EVIDENCE BY DEPOSITION
41.01. Order for witness examination
41.02. Documents for examiner
41.03. Appointment for examination
41.04. Conduct of examination
41.05. Examination of additional persons
41.06. Objection
41.07. Taking of depositions
41.08. Authentication and filing
41.08.1.Confidentiality of deposition
41.09. Report of examiner
41.10. Default of witness
41.11. Witness allowance
41.12. Perpetuation of testimony
41.13. Letter of request
41.14. Translation
41.15. Undertaking
41.16. Order for payment of expenses
PART 2--APPLICATIONS FOR TAKING EVIDENCE ABROAD UNDER PART 2 OF THE FOREIGN EVIDENCE ACT 1994 OF THE COMMONWEALTH
41.17. Definition
41.18. Application
41.19. How application made
41.20. Directions
41.21. Notice of application
ORDER 41A--—APPLICATION TO USE AUDIO VISUAL LINK OR AUDIO LINK
41A.01. Application of Order
41A.02. Form of application
41A.03. Filing
41A.04. Service
41A.05. Duty of applicant
41A.06. Payment of costs
ORDER 42—SUBPOENAS
42.01. Definitions
42.02. Issuing of subpoena
42.03. Form of subpoena
42.03.1.Alteration of date for attendance or production
42.04. Setting aside or other relief
42.05. Service
42.06. Compliance with subpoena
42.07. Production otherwise than upon attendance
42.08. Removal, return, inspection, copying and disposal of documents and things
42.09. Inspection of, and dealing with, documents and things produced otherwise than on attendance
42.10. Disposal of documents and things produced
42.11. Costs and expenses of compliance
42.12. Failure to comply with subpoena—contempt of court
42.13. Documents and things in the custody of a court
ORDER 42A—SUBPOENA FOR PRODUCTION TO PROTHONOTARY
42A.01. Application
42A.02. Issuing subpoena
42A.03. Form of subpoena
42A.04. Affidavit of service
42A.05. Compliance with subpoena
42A.06. Receipt for document
42A.07. Objection by addressee or other person
42A.08. Objection by party to inspection by other party
42A.09. Procedure after objection
42A.10. Inspection of document produced
42A.11. Removal of document
42A.12. Return of document
42A.13. Production of document at trial
42A.14. Subpoena for trial not affected
ORDER 43—AFFIDAVITS
43.01. Form of affidavit
43.02. Affidavit by illiterate or blind person
43.03. Content of affidavit
43.04. Affidavit by two or more deponents
43.05. Alterations
43.06. Annexures and exhibits
43.07. Time for swearing
43.08. Irregularity
43.09. Filing
ORDER 44—EXPERT EVIDENCE
44.01. Definitions
44.02. Application of Order
44.03. Report of expert
44.04. Other party's report as evidence
44.05. No evidence unless disclosed in report
44.06. Conference between experts
ORDER 45—ORIGINATING MOTION
45.01. Definitions
45.02. Evidence by affidavit
45.03. Judgment where no appearance
45.04. Proceedings after appearance
45.05. Special procedure
ORDER 46—APPLICATIONS
46.01. Application of Order
46.02. Application by summons
46.03. Notice of application
46.04. Form and filing of summons
46.05. Service
46.05.1.Day for hearing
46.06. Adjournment
46.07. Absence of party to summons
46.08. Setting aside
ORDER 47—PLACE AND MODE OF TRIAL
47.01. Place of trial
47.02. Mode of trial
47.03. Payment of jury fees
47.04. Separate trial of question
47.05. Judgment after determination of preliminary question
ORDER 48—FIXING A DATE FOR TRIAL
48.01. Application
48.02. Fixing a date
48.03. Notice of trial
48.04. Default by plaintiff
48.04.1.Payment of setting down fees
48.05. Subsequent interlocutory steps
48.06. Vacating date for trial
48.07. Pre-trial conferences
ORDER 49—TRIAL
49.01. Order of evidence and addresses
49.02. Absence of party
49.03. Adjournment of trial
49.04. Death before judgment
ORDER 50—REFERENCES
50.01. Reference to special referee
50.02. Directions as to procedure
50.03. Report on reference
50.04. Use of report
50.05. Committal
50.06. Remuneration of special referee
50.07. Reference to mediator
50.07.1.Mediation by Associate Judge
50.07.2.Mediation by Costs Registrars
50.07.3.Mediation by Prothonotary or Deputy Prothonotary
50.07.4.Mediation by judicial registrar
50.08. Reference to arbitration
ORDER 51—ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES OR VALUE
51.01. Mode of assessment
51.02. Notice to other party
51.03. Procedure on assessment
51.04. Order for damages
51.05. Default judgment against some defendants
51.06. Continuing cause of action
51.07. Value of goods
ORDER 52—ACCOUNTS AND INQUIRIES
52.01. Account or inquiry at any stage
52.02. Directions for account
52.03. Form and verification of account
52.04. Filing and service of account
52.05. Notice of charge, error in account
52.06. Allowances
52.07. Delay
52.08. Fund distribution before all entitled ascertained
52.09. Restrictive covenant
ORDER 53—SUMMARY PROCEEDING FOR RECOVERY OF LAND
53.01. Application of Order
53.02. Originating process
53.03. Who to be defendant
53.04. Affidavit in support
53.05. Service
53.06. Occupier made a party
53.07. Judgment for possession
53.08. Warrant of possession
ORDER 54—ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES AND EXECUTION OF TRUSTS
54.01. Definitions
54.02. Relief without general administration
54.03. Parties
54.04. Notice of proceeding and judgment
54.05. Relief in proceeding by originating motion
54.06. Judgment in administration proceeding
54.07. Conduct of sale
ORDER 55—SALE OF LAND BY ORDER OF COURT
55.01. Definition
55.02. Power to order sale
55.03. Notice of application
55.04. Manner of sale
55.05. Certifying result of sale
55.06. Mortgage, exchange or partition
ORDER 56—JUDICIAL REVIEW
56.01. Judgment or order instead of writ
56.02. Time for commencement of proceeding
ORDER 57—HABEAS CORPUS
57.01. Definition
57.02. Application for writ
57.03. Order on application
57.04. Further application for writ
57.05. Service
57.06. Disobedience
57.07. Return to the writ
57.08. Person detained before Court
57.09. Other habeas corpus
57.10. Departing debtor
ORDER 58—APPEALS FROM LOWER JURISDICTIONS
PART 1--APPEALS FROM THE COUNTY COURT
58.01. Procedure
PART 2--APPEALS FROM AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE COUNTY COURT
58.02. Appeal from associate judge of the County Court by leave
58.03. Application for leave
58.04. Hearing of appeal
58.05. Stay
PART 3--APPEALS ON A QUESTION OF LAW
58.06. Application of Part
58.07. Commencement of appeal
58.08. Notice of appeal
58.09. Appellant to file affidavit
58.10. Directions
58.11. Leave to appeal
58.12. Stay
58.13. Expedition
58.14. Report
PART 4--APPEALS UNDER SECTION 271 OF, OR CLAUSE 13 OR 18 OF SCHEDULE 1 TO, THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005
58.17. Application of Part
58.18. Institution of appeal
58.19. Affidavit in support
58.20. Hearing
58.21. Stay
PART 5--APPEALS UNDER SECTION 328 OF THE CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005
58.22. Application of Part
58.23. Definitions
58.24. Notice of appeal and undertaking to prosecute
58.25. Solicitor to notify that he or she acts
58.26. Prothonotary to fix hearing
58.27. Abandonment of appeal
58.30. Application to set aside order striking out appeal for failure to appear
PART 7--APPEALS UNDER PART 7 OF THE CORONERS ACT 2008
58.33. Definitions
58.34. Commencement of appeal
58.35. Notice of appeal
58.36. Appeal out of time taken to be application for leave to appeal
58.37. Appellant to file affidavit
58.38. Certain appeals do not require directions
58.39. Directions
58.40. Expedition
58.41. Report from Coroners Court
ORDER 59—JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS
59.01. General relief
59.02. Date of effect
59.03. Time for compliance
59.04. Statement of reasons for judgment
59.05. Notice of judgment to non-party
59.06. Consent judgment or order by filing
59.07. Consent to judgment or order by parties not in attendance
59.08. Powers of Prothonotary
ORDER 60—AUTHENTICATION AND FILING OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS
60.01. When authentication required
60.02. Mode of authentication
60.03. Drawing up of judgment or order
60.05. Recitals in judgments and orders
60.06. Drawing up and settling
60.07. Copy of judgment or order
60.08. Form of judgment or order
60.09. Interpretation
ORDER 61—JUDGMENT DEBT INSTALMENT ORDER
61.01. Definitions
61.02. Application under section 6 or 8
61.03. Instalment agreement under section 7
61.04. Summons for oral examination of judgment debtor
61.05. Notice of instalment order confirmed, varied or cancelled
61.06. Order for imprisonment
61.07. Certificate of payment
61.08. Notices
ORDER 62—SECURITY FOR COSTS
62.01. Definitions
62.02. When security for costs may be ordered
62.03. Manner of giving security
62.04. Failure to give security
62.05. Variation or setting aside
ORDER 63—COSTS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
63.01. Definitions and application
63.01.1.Taxing of costs in proceedings in County Court, Magistrates' Court and VCAT
63.02. General powers of Court
63.03. Time for costs order and payment
63.04. Costs of question or part of proceeding
63.05. By whom costs to be taxed
63.06. Officers of Court to assist each other
63.07. Taxed or other costs provision
63.08. Default judgment
63.09. Costs in other court or tribunal
63.10. No order for taxation required
63.11. Enforcement of order of Costs Court
63.12. Costs in account
PART 2--ENTITLEMENT TO COSTS
63.13. Order for payment
63.14. Extension or abridgement of time
63.15. Discontinuance or withdrawal
63.16. Offer of compromise
63.16.1.Failure to make discovery or answer interrogatories
63.17. Amendment
63.18. Non-admission of fact or document
63.19. Interlocutory injunction
63.20. Interlocutory application
63.20.1.Taxation of c osts on interlocutory application or hearing
63.21. Inquiry as to ownership of property
63.22. Costs reserved
63.23. Costs liability of lawyer
63.24. Money claim in wrong court
63.25. Other claim in wrong court
63.26. Trustee or mortgagee
PART 3--COSTS OF PARTY IN A PROCEEDING
63.27. Application
63.28. Bases of taxation
63.30. Standard basis
63.30.1.Indemnity basis
63.31. Usual basis of taxation
63.34. Charges of legal practitioner
PART 4--COSTS COURT
63.35. Powers of Costs Court
63.36. Costs of taxation
PART 5--PROCEDURE ON TAXATION
63.37. Application
63.38. Summons for taxation
63.39. Filing of bill
63.40. Service of bill
63.41. Defendant not appearing
63.42. Content of bill of costs
63.43. Disbursement or fee not paid
63.44. Charge of legal practitioner for work done out of Victoria
63.45. Amendment of bill
63.46. Agreement as to part of bill
63.47. Objection to bill
63.48. Discretionary costs
63.49. Taxation where no objection
63.50. Attendance of parties
63.51. Reference to Judge of the Court
63.52. Notice to person interested in fund
63.53. Application by person liable to pay
63.54. Solicitor at fault
63.55. Cross costs
63.56. Order on taxation
63.56.1.Reconsideration of order of Costs Judge
63.56.2.Reconsideration or review by Costs Court constituted by judicial registrar
63.56.3.Costs Judge may exercise powers under Rule 63.56.2
63.56.4.Review by Costs Judge of judicial registrar decisions
63.57. Review by Judge of the Court
PART 6--COSTS OF A SOLICITOR
63.58. Application
63.59. Basis of taxation of costs payable by client
63.60. Taxation between solicitor and client
63.61. Basis of taxation of costs payable otherwise than by client
63.62. Contentious business
63.63. Procedure on taxation
63.64. Appointment to tax
63.65. Reference for taxation
63.66. Inclusion in bill of disbursement not made
63.67. Failure to serve bill or tax
PART 7--ALLOWANCES ON TAXATION GENERALLY
63.68. Application
63.70. Unnecessary or careless work
63.71. Gross sum for costs
63.72. Increase or decrease of amounts in Scales
63.73. Copy documents
63.74. Folio
63.75. Service of several documents
63.76. Defendants with same solicitor
63.77. Procuring evidence
63.78. Negotiations
63.79. Conference
63.80. Retainer of counsel
63.81. Advice and other work of counsel
63.82. Hearing and trial fees
63.83. Premature brief
63.85. Bill reduced by 15 per cent
PART 8--ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE
63.86. Application of this Part
63.87. Notice of estimate and filing of bill
63.88. Estimate
63.89. Withdrawal of objection
ORDER 64—APPEALS AND APPLICATIONS TO THE COURT OF APPEAL
64.01. Definitions
64.02. Commencement of appeal by filing notice of appeal
64.03. Applications, including for leave to appeal
64.04. Contents of application for leave to appeal or notice of appeal
64.05. Time for filing application for leave to appeal or notice of appeal
64.06. Service of applications, notices of appeal and related documents
64.07. Time for service of application, including for leave to appeal, or notice of appeal
64.08. Extension of time to file or serve application, including for leave to appeal, or notice of appeal
64.09. Service on non-party
64.10. Application for leave to intervene
64.11. Documents to be filed and served in response to application, including for leave to appeal, or appeal
64.12. Amendment of application for leave to appeal or notice of appeal or written case
64.13. Further evidence in application for leave to appeal or appeal
64.14. Determination of applications
64.15. Procedure for determination of application by single Judge of Appeal
64.16. Procedure for determination of application when referred to Court of Appeal constituted by two or more Judges of Appeal
64.17. Finality of dismissal of application for leave to appeal after oral hearing
64.18. Application to set aside or vary dismissal of application for leave to appeal
64.19. Application for leave to appeal may be treated as appeal
64.20. No notice of appeal or other initiating or responding documents required if leave to appeal granted
64.21. Management of applications and appeals
64.22. Settling contents of application book and appeal book
64.23. Costs of compliance with directions
64.24. Notes for guidance
64.25. Delivery of leave application book and appeal book
64.26. Costs of leave application book and appeal book
64.27. Referral of applications to Court of Appeal
64.28. Registrar may vacate hearing date or refer for dismissal
64.29. Discontinuance of application or appeal
64.30. Cross-appeal
64.31. Cross-application for leave to appeal
64.32. Notice of contention
64.33. Notice of objection to competency of appeal or application
64.34. Effect of cross-application for leave to appeal, cross-appeal and notice of contention
64.35. Time
64.36. Powers of the Court of Appeal
64.37. New trial
64.38. Costs
64.39. Stay of execution
64.40. Jurisdiction and powers exercisable by a single Judge of Appeal
64.41. Jurisdiction and powers exercisable by two Judges of Appeal
64.42. Powers of and directions given by Associate Judges and Registrar
64.43. Further powers of Registrar
64.44. Exercise of powers and functions of the Court of Appeal by Associate Judge or Registrar
64.45. Application or appeal taken to be abandoned
64.46. Dismissal for want of prosecution or non-compliance
64.47. Expedition
ORDER 65—NOTE THERE IS NO ORDER 65.
ORDER 66—ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS
66.01. Definitions
66.02. Payment of money
66.03. Possession of land
66.04. Delivery of goods
66.05. Doing or abstaining from doing any act
66.06. Attendance of natural person
66.07. Attendance of corporation
66.08. Attendance before another court etc.
66.09. Contempt
66.10. Service before committal or sequestration
66.11. Substituted performance
66.12. Enforcement by or against non-party
66.13. Non-performance of condition
66.14. Matters occurring after judgment
66.15. Order in aid of enforcement
66.16. Stay of execution
ORDER 67—DISCOVERY IN AID OF ENFORCEMENT
67.01. Definitions
67.02. Order for examination or production
67.03. Corporation
67.04. Procedure
67.05. Conduct money
67.06. Record of examination
ORDER 68—WARRANTS OF EXECUTION GENERALLY
68.01. Definitions
68.02. Leave to issue warrant
68.03. Separate execution for costs
68.04. Issue of warrant of execution
68.05. Duration
68.06. Costs of prior execution
68.07. Provision for enforcing payment of money
68.08. Form of warrant of execution
ORDER 69—WARRANT OF SEIZURE AND SALE
69.01. Definitions
69.02. New enforcement process
69.03. Two or more warrants
69.04. Order of sale
69.05. Time, place and mode of sale
69.06. Advertisement of sale
69.07. Notional possession of goods
ORDER 70—WARRANT OF POSSESSION
70.01. Payment of money
70.02. Removal of goods on warrant of possession
ORDER 71—ATTACHMENT OF DEBTS
71.01. Definitions and application
71.02. What debts attachable
71.03. Bank account
71.04. Filing and service of garnishee summons
71.05. Evidence on application for garnishee summons
71.06. Garnishee summons
71.07. Service of summons
71.08. What debts attached, when and to what extent
71.09. Payment to judgment creditor
71.10. Dispute of liability by garnishee
71.11. Claim by other person
71.12. Discharge of garnishee
71.13. Money in court
71.14. Costs
ORDER 72—ATTACHMENT OF EARNINGS
72.01. Definitions
72.02. Application for attachment of earnings order
72.03. Making of order
72.04. Attendance of or information about judgment debtor
72.05. Contents of order
72.06. Service of order
72.07. Employer to make payments
72.08. Attachment of earnings in place of other orders
72.09. Execution after attachment of earnings
72.10. Discharge or variation of order
72.11. Cessation of attachment of earnings order
72.12. Two or more orders in force
72.13. When varied order taken to be made
72.14. Notice to judgment debtor of payments
72.15. Determination of earnings
72.16. Service
ORDER 73—CHARGING ORDERS AND STOP ORDERS AND NOTICES
73.01. Definitions
73.02. Order charging securities
73.03. Filing and service of charging summons
73.04. Evidence on application for charging summons
73.05. Charging summons
73.06. Service of summons
73.07. Effect of service of summons
73.08. Order on summons hearing
73.09. Effect and enforcement of charge
73.10. Variation or discharge of order
73.11. Order charging funds in court
73.12. Stop order for funds in court
73.13. Stop notice on corporation stock not in court
73.14. Effect of stop notice
73.15. Withdrawal or discharge of stop notice
73.16. Prohibition of transfer of or payment on stock
ORDER 74—ENFORCEMENT BY APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER
74.01. Procedure
74.02. Appointment of receiver by way of equitable execution
ORDER 75—CONTEMPT
PART 1--INTERPRETATION
75.01. Definition
PART 2--SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS FOR CONTEMPT
75.02. Contempt in face of the Court
75.03. Procedure on hearing of charge
75.04. Custody pending disposal of charge
PART 3--OTHER PROCEDURE FOR CONTEMPT
75.05. Application
75.06. Procedure
75.07. Application by Prothonotary
75.08. Arrest of respondent
75.08.1.Arrest pending contempt hearing
PART 4--COMMITTAL AND COSTS
75.10. Application
75.11. Punishment for contempt
75.12. Discharge
75.13. Warrant for committal
75.14. Costs
ORDER 76—SEQUESTRATION
76.01. Definitions
76.02. Enforcement by sequestration
76.03. Order for sequestration
76.04. Application
ORDER 77—AUTHORITY OF ASSOCIATE JUDGES
77.01. Authority
77.02. Limitations on authority
77.03. Associate Judge to hear application
77.04. Reference by Associate Judge to Judge of the Court
77.05. Reference by Judge of the Court to Associate Judge
77.06. Appeals to Trial Division constituted by Judge of the Court
77.06.1.Bringing an appeal
77.06.2.Time for notice of appeal
77.06.3.Contents of notice of appeal
77.06.4.Service of notice of appeal
77.06.5.Filing of notice of appeal and list
77.06.6.Stay
77.06.7.Cross-appeal
77.06.8.Notice of contention
77.06.9.Powers of Judge of the Court hearing appeal
77.07. Appeal to the Court of Appeal
77.08. Associate Judge may act for another
ORDER 78—PROCEEDINGS UNDER JUDGMENT
78.01. Definition
78.02. Directions in judgment
78.03. Claims
78.04. Interest on debts
78.05. Interest on legacies
78.06. Account or inquiry by Associate Judge
78.07. Associate Judge's order
78.08. Appeal from Associate Judge
ORDER 79—FUNDS IN COURT
PART 1--INTERPRETATION
79.01. Definitions
PART 2--GENERAL
79.02. Application of money
79.03. Money in court for person under disability
79.04. Payment into court for person under disability
79.05. Certificate of receipt
79.06. Delay
PART 3--COMMON FUNDS
79.07. Investments in name of Senior Master
79.08. Transfer
79.09. Interest
PART 4--PROCEEDING IN ANOTHER COURT
79.10. Proceeding in another court
PART 5--AUTHORITY OF THE JUDICIAL REGISTRAR
79.11. References to Senior Master include other Associate Judges
79.12. Authority
79.13. Reference by Senior Master to the judicial registrar
79.14. Powers
79.15. Reference by the judicial registrar to Senior Master
79.16. Appeals
ORDER 80—SERVICE UNDER THE HAGUE CONVENTION
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
80.01. Definitions
80.02. Provisions of this Order to prevail
PART 2--SERVICE ABROAD OF LOCAL JUDICIAL DOCUMENTS
80.03. Application of Part
80.04. Application for request for service abroad
80.05. How application to be dealt with
80.06. Procedure on receipt of certificate of service
80.07. Payment of costs
80.08. Evidence of service
PART 3--DEFAULT JUDGMENT FOLLOWING SERVICE ABROAD OF INITIATING PROCESS
80.09. Application of Part
80.10. Restriction on power to enter default judgment if certificate of service filed
80.11. Restriction on power to enter default judgment if certificate of service not filed
80.12. Setting aside judgment in default of appearance
PART 4--LOCAL SERVICE OF FOREIGN JUDICIAL DOCUMENTS
80.13. Application of Part
80.14. Certain documents to be referred back to the Attorney-General's Department of the Commonwealth
80.15. Service
80.16. Affidavit as to service
ORDER 81—OBTAINING EVIDENCE FOR EXTERNAL COURT OR TRIBUNAL
81.01. Procedure
81.02. Examiner
81.03. Conduct of examination
81.04. Attendance of non-party
81.05. Deposition and exhibits
81.06. Certificate
ORDER 82—PROCEDURE UNDER THE OPEN COURTS ACT 2013
82.01. Definitions
82.02. Notice of application for suppression order
ORDER 83—PROCEDURE UNDER THE VEXATIOUS PROCEEDINGS ACT 2014
83.01. Definitions
83.02. Application for leave to proceed under limited litigation restraint order
83.03. Application for leave to proceed under extended litigation restraint order
83.04. Application for leave to proceed under general litigation restraint order
83.05. Notice of application for leave to proceed
83.06. Application for leave to apply for variation or revocation of litigation restraint order
83.07. Application to vary or revoke litigation restraint order
83.08. Notice of application to vary or revoke litigation restraint order
83.09. Application for leave to appeal under Part 10 of Vexatious Proceedings Act 2014
83.10. Notice of application for leave to appeal
ORDER 84—AUTHORITY OF JUDICIAL REGISTRARS
84.01. Interpretation
84.02. Authority of judicial registrars
84.03. Reference by Judge of the Court to judicial registrar
84.04. Reference by Associate Judge to judicial registrar
84.05. Appeal from determination by a judicial registrar
84.06. Filing of notice of appeal
84.07. Contents of notice of appeal
84.08. Service of notice of appeal
84.09. Extension of time
84.10. Evidence
84.11. Appeal incompetent
84.12. Appeal does not operate as stay
84.13. Judicial registrar may act for another
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
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