Queensland Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 573

573 Orders and directions at directions hearing

(1) At the directions hearing, the court may make any orders and give any directions relating to the conduct of the proceeding it considers appropriate.

(2) Without limiting subrule (1) , the court may make orders relating to—

(a) disclosure and interrogatories; and

(b) inspections of property; and

(c) admissions of fact or of documents; and

(d) the defining of the issues by pleadings or otherwise; and

(e) the standing of affidavits as pleadings; and

(f) inclusion of parties; and

(g) the method and sufficiency of service; and

(h) amendments; and

(i) the filing of affidavits; and

(j) the giving of particulars; and

(k) a matter specified in rule 367 .

(3) Without limiting subrule (1) , the court may—

(a) order that evidence of a particular fact be given at the hearing—

(i) by production of documents or entries in books; or

(ii) by copies of documents or entries; or

(iii) by an agreed statement of facts; or

(iv) otherwise as the court directs; and

(b) order that an agreed bundle of documents be prepared by the parties; and

(c) order that the reports of experts be exchanged; and

(d) order that a party serve a copy of the application on the Attorney-General; and

(e) order that a party give notice of the application to the persons or classes of persons, and in the way, the court directs; and

(f) set a date for a further directions hearing; and

(g) set a date for hearing; and

(h) set a date after which the parties are directed to arrange with the registrar a date for hearing.

(4) The court may revoke or vary an order made under subrule (1) , (2) or (3) .