31 July 2007 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3807
These rules are the District Court Amendment Rules 2007.
JU310*
District Court of Western Australia Act 1969
District Court Amendment Rules 2007
Made by the District Court Judges.
1. Citation
| 3808 | GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA | 31 July 2007 |
2. The rules amended
The amendments in these rules are to the District Court
Rules 2005.
3. Rule 8 amended
Rule 8(2)(a), (b) and (c) are deleted and the following paragraphs are inserted instead -
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(a) conduct a case management hearing under 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.
4. Rule 9 amended
Rule 9(1) is amended by inserting after 'a" -
46 legally qualified ". 5. Rule 10 amended
Rule 10(1) is amended by inserting after "by a" -
46 legally qualified ".
6. Rule 13 amended
Rule 13 is amended by deleting "Registrar, a' and inserting instead -
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legally qualified Registrar, the
7. Rule 14 amended
(1) Rule 14(1) is amended by inserting after "where a" -
44 legally qualified ".
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(2) Rule 14(2) is amended by deleting "For" and inserting
instead -
Subject to rule 8, for ".
8. Rule 15 amended
(1) Rule 15(2) is amended by inserting after "Judge or" - 46 legally qualified ". (2) After rule 15(4) the following subrule is inserted - 44
(4a) On receiving notice from the Court of the date of the hearing of the appeal, a party who appeals under this rule must serve notice of the hearing date on each other
party.
(3) Rule 15(5) is amended by inserting after "or'- 44 legally qualified ". 9. Rule 16 amended
Rule 16(1) is repealed and the following subrule is inserted -
(1) Not less than 7 days after an appeal is commenced, a
legally qualified Registrar may summons the parties to
the appeal to a directions hearing before a legally
qualified Registrar.
10. Part 3 heading amended
The heading to Part 3 is amended by deleting "General matters" and inserting instead -
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Filing and service of documents ".
11. Part 3 Division 1 repealed
Part 3 Division 1 is repealed.
12. Rule 21 amended
(1) Rule 2 1(1) is repealed. (2) Rule 21(2) is amended by deleting "subrule (1)" and inserting
instead -the RSC Order 72 ".
(3) Rule 2 1(4)…