Court Procedures Amendment Rules 2015 (No 3) (ACT)

Court Procedures Amendment Rules 2015 (No 3)

Subordinate Law SL2015-42

We, the rule-making committee, make the following rules of court under the Court Procedures Act 2004, section 7.

Dated 11 December 2015.

H G Murrell	L Walker
Chief Justice	Chief Magistrate
L Campbell
Magistrate

Court Procedures Amendment Rules 2015 (No 3)

Subordinate Law SL2015-42

made under the

Court Procedures Act 2004

1. Name of rules

   These rules are the Court Procedures Amendment Rules 2015 (No 3).

2. Commencement

   (1)These rules (other than rules 6 to 8) commence on 1 January 2016.

   (2)Rules 6 to 8 commence on the commencement of the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (No 2), section 20.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   These rules amend the Court Procedures Rules 2006.

4. Rule 650 (1), new note

   insert

   NoteThe road transport authority cannot be required to comply with a preliminary discovery order in certain circumstances (see Road Transport (General) Act 1999, s 236).

5. New rule 659

   in division 2.8.7, insert

6. Application—div 2.8.7

   (1)This division does not apply to a document held by a court.

   (2)In this rule:

   court includes the ACAT.

7. Rule 1177 (1) (a)

   substitute

   (a)is an accredited mediator; and

8. New rule 1177 (3)

   insert

   (3)In this rule:

   accredited mediator—see the Act, section 52A.

9. Rule 1182, note

   substitute

   NoteFor provisions about privilege, secrecy and protection in relation to mediators, see the Act, pt 5A.

10. Rule 1620 (1) and note

    substitute

    (1)Unless the court otherwise orders, interest is payable on the amount of a judgment debt (other than costs) that is unpaid at any time—

    (a)if the court has awarded interest under rule 1120 (4) (a) (Default judgment—debt or liquidated demand)—at the rate awarded under that rule; or

    (b)in any other case—at the rate of interest applying at that time under schedule 2, part 2.2 (Interest after judgment).

    NotePt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application for an order otherwise ordering.

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 17 December 2015.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">Australian Capital Territory 2015