Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A legally
qualified registrar may deal with any proceedings that a judge may deal with
in chambers other than —
(a)
proceedings involving a review of the taxation of costs; and
(b)
proceedings in relation to an originating summons that raises for
determination —
(i)
a question of law; or
(ii)
a question as to the construction of a statute or
document; or
(iii)
a question arising out of an interest in land; or
(iv)
a question arising out of or connected with a contract
between a vendor and purchaser of land;
and
(c)
proceedings claiming an injunction or other order under the Supreme Court
Act 1935 section 25(9); and
(d)
proceedings that under rules of court are to be dealt with by a judge; and
(e)
proceedings that the Chief Judge directs are to be dealt with by a judge.
(2) A lay registrar
may do any of the following —
(a)
conduct a case management hearing under Part 4 and make any order that
may be made at such a hearing;
(b)
conduct a pre‑trial conference under Part 4 and make any order that
may be made at such a conference;
(c)
conduct a listing conference under Part 4 and make any order that may be
made at such a conference;
(d)
during the conduct of a pre‑trial conference or a listing conference,
settle, sign and seal an order under the RSC Order 43 rule 16;
(e) at
times other than during the conduct of a pre‑trial conference or a
listing conference, settle, sign and seal an order under the RSC Order 43
rule 16 if the solicitors for the parties to proceedings have, under that
rule, filed a written consent to the making of the order.
[Rule 8 amended: Gazette
31 Jul 2007 p. 3808.]