District Court Amendment (Jury Requisitions) Rule 2003 (NSW)

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New South Wales

District Court Amendment (Jury

Requisitions) Rule 2003

under the

District Court Act 1973

The District Court Rule Committee made the following rule of court under the

District Court Act 1973 on 6 March 2003.

A Liounis

Acting Secretary of the Rule Committee

Explanatory note

The object of this Rule is to amend Part 12 of the District Court Rules 1973 to provide that a requisition for the trial of an action with a jury referred to in section 76A (2) (a) (i) of the District Court Act 1973 must be filed with the Court by the party that requisitions the jury at least 2 months before the day first scheduled for a status conference in the action.

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Clause 1	District Court Amendment (Jury Requisitions) Rule 2003

District Court Amendment (Jury Requisitions) Rule 2003

under the

District Court Act 1973

1      Name of Rule

This Rule is the District Court Amendment (Jury Requisitions)
Rule 2003.

2 Amendment of District Court Rules 1973

The District Court Rules 1973 are amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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District Court Amendment (Jury Requisitions) Rule 2003

Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendment

(Clause 2)

Part 12 rule 5

Omit the rule. Insert instead:

5      Requisition for trial

(1)	A requisition for the trial of an action with a jury referred to in section 76A (2) (a) (i) of the Act must be filed with the Court by the party that requisitions the jury at least 2 months before the day first scheduled for a status conference in the action.
(2)	An application for an order under section 76A of the Act for an action to be tried with a jury must be made by notice of motion.
(3)	Any such notice of motion must be filed with the Court at the same time as the requisition for trial with a jury is filed with the Court.

BY AUTHORITY

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