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Queensland Magistrates Courts Act 1921 MAGISTRATES COURTS RULES 1960 Reprinted as in force on 22 January 1999 (includes amendments up to SL No. 341 of 1998) Reprint No. 2E This reprint is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel Warning—This reprint is not an authorised copy
Information about this reprint These rules are reprinted as at 22 January 1999. The reprint shows the law as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before that day (Reprints Act 1992 s 5(c)). The reprint includes a reference to the law by which each amendment was made—see list of legislation and list of annotations in endnotes. This page is specific to this reprint. See previous reprints for information about earlier changes made under the ReprintsAct1992. A table of earlier reprints is included in the endnotes. Also see endnotes for information about— • when provisions commenced • editorial changes made in earlier reprints.
Queensland MAGISTRATES COURTS RULES 1960 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5 Pending proceedings etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 6 Application for directions when procedure not prescribed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7 Jurisdiction conferred by other Acts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 8 Noncompliance with rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Interpretation 9 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 9A References to forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 10 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 PART 2—WHERE PROCEEDINGS MAY BE COMMENCED Division 1—Jurisdiction as to locality 11 Where action may be brought and heard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 12 Persons jointly liable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 13 Power to determine questions as to defendant’s residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 14 Objection as to court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Division 2—Consent jurisdiction 15 Court to have jurisdiction to any amount, by consent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Division 3—Action beyond jurisdiction PART 3—PARTIES TO ACTIONS Generally 17 Joinder of plaintiffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 18 Action in name of wrong plaintiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 19 Counterclaim misjoinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 20 Joinder of defendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 21 Defendant need not be interested as to all the relief claimed . . . . . . . . . . . 26 22 Several defendants liable on one contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 23 Joinder of defendants where plaintiff in doubt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 24 Trustees, executors etc. may sue and be sued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 25 Representative actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 26 Misjoinder or nonjoinder and remedies therefor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 27 Application to rectify misjoinder and nonjoinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 28 Procedure where defendant added or substituted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Persons under disability 29 Actions by and against infants etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 30 Next friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 31 Removal and appointment of next friend or guardian ad litem . . . . . . . . . . 30 32 Consent to procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 33 Guardian ad litem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 PART 4—JOINDER OF CAUSES OF ACTION 34 Joinder of several causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 35 Remedy for misjoinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 36 Claims by trustee in bankruptcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 37 Husband and wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 38 Executor and administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 39 Claims by joint plaintiffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 40 Qualification of ss 37–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 42 Causes of action not to be divided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 PART 5—COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS Division 1—Plaints 43 Plaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Division 2—Address for service Division 3—Statement of particulars of claim 45 Statement of particulars of claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 46 Particulars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Division 4—Summonses 47 Summons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Summons where service out of the State Renewal of summons 50 Original summons in force for 12 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 PART 6—SERVICE OF SUMMONSES AND OTHER PROCESS 53 Undertaking to accept service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 54 Service may be effected at new residence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Mode of service generally 55 Mode of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 55A Service in actions for small debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 56 Personal service—how effected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 On particular defendants 57 Husband and wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 58 Infants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 59 Patients under Mental Health Act 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 60 Prisoners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 61 Mariners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 62 Soldiers etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 63 On corporations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 64 Service on agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 65 Service by local government in certain cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 66 Service by post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Prevention of service 67 Keeping closed house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 68 Violence or threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 69 Days on which service not to be effected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Substituted service 70 Substituted service may be allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 71 Disputes as to service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 72 Effect of defendant’s appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Proof of service 74 Deposition as to service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Mode of service of summons to apply to service of other process 75 Application of mode of service of summons to other process . . . . . . . . . . . 50 PART 7—DEFENCES AND COUNTERCLAIMS 76 Entry of appearance and defence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 78 Defence of tender before action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 79 Defence arising after action brought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 80 Defence upon equitable grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 81 Costs of improper denials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 82 Defence where plaintiff sues on behalf of others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 83 Where all persons liable not joined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 84 Defence not a waiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 85 Cross-action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 86 Defendant may recover excess of set-off or counterclaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 87 Counterclaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 88 Title of counterclaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 89A No counterclaim in action for small debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 90 Reply by plaintiff in action to counterclaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 92 Adjournments of hearing in the action where there is a counterclaim . . . . 57 93 Exclusion of set-off or counterclaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 PART 8—FURTHER PARTICULARS—AMENDMENTS—ERRORS AND MISTAKES 95 Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 96 Further particulars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 97 Default of delivery of further particulars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Amendment 98 Amendment before service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 99 Amendment of defects and errors in proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 100 Amendment of statement of particulars of claim etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 101 Amendment after service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 102 Abandonment of part of claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 103 Change of defendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
5 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Errors and mistakes 104 Process not to be set aside for technical errors only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 105 Striking out where no reasonable cause of action or defence disclosed . . . 62 PART 9—PAYMENT INTO AND OUT OF COURT 106 Payment into court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 109 Several defendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 110 Counterclaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 111 Money paid into court under court’s order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 112 Statement in defamation actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 113 Consolidated actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 PART 9A—OFFER TO SETTLE PART 10—CHANGE OF PARTIES 114 Action not abated where cause of action continues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 115 Assignment etc. of interest pendente lite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 116 Court may order any successor in interest to be made a party . . . . . . . . . . 73 117 Order to carry on proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 118 Service of order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 119 Application to discharge order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 120 Application to discharge order where no guardian ad litem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 121 Failure to proceed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 PART 11—THIRD PARTY PROCEDURE 122 Third party notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 123 In case of Crown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 124 Form and issue of notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 125 Effect of notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 126 Entry of appearance and defence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 127 Default by third party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 128 Procedure on default before trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 129 Third party directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 130 Leave to defend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 131 At trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 132 Fourth and subsequent parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
6 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 133 Codefendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 134 Counterclaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 135 Consolidation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 136 Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 PART 12—CONSOLIDATION OF ACTIONS PART 13—CONFESSION—AGREEMENT AS TO PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM 138 Confession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 139 Agreement as to plaintiff’s claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 PART 14—DISCONTINUANCE 140 Discontinuance without leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 141 Not otherwise except by leave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 142 Effect on consolidated actions and on counterclaims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 143 Discontinuance by consent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 144 Stay of subsequent action until costs paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 PART 15—JUDGMENT SUMMONSES—NOTICES OF TRIAL—JUDGMENTS BY DEFAULT Division 1—Judgment summonses 145 When judgment summons may be issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 146 Service of judgment summons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 147 Defendant may show cause by payment into court or by affidavit . . . . . . . 87 148 If defence only as to part, judgment shall be had forthwith for balance . . . 87 149 If 1 of 2 defendants has defence leave may be granted to defendant . . . . . 88 150 Counterclaiming defendant may call upon plaintiff to show cause why defendant should not have judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 151 Leave to defend may be unconditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 152 When judgment to be entered by registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 153 Place of trial when leave to defend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 154 Application of rules as to summonses to judgment summonses . . . . . . . . . 89 Division 2—Notices of trial Division 2A—Actions for damages for personal injury or death 155B Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 155C Setting down for trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
7 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 155D Plaintiff’s statement of loss and damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 155E Defendant’s statement of expert and economic evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 155F Insurers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 155G Legal advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 155H Pleadings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 155I Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Division 3—Dismissal of action for want of prosecution Division 4–Judgment by default 157 Judgment on summons on default in filing entry of appearance and defence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 PART 16—DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION—ADMISSIONS—NOTICES TO PRODUCE 158 Discovery by interrogatories in cases involving claims of $2 000 or upwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 159 Notice of discovery of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 160 Order for discovery of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 161 Form of list and affidavit of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 161A Defendant entitled to copy of codefendant’s list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 162 Production of documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 163 Inspection of documents referred to in affidavits etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 164 Notice to produce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 165 Time and place for inspection—books of account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 166 Inspection by court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 167 Special order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 167A Inspection and preservation of property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 167B Inspection of documents in the possession of a person not a party to the cause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 168 Verified copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 169 Privilege . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 170 Premature discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 171 Penalty for noncompliance with order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 172 Service on solicitor of order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 173 Using answers to interrogatories at trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 174 Order to apply to infants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
8 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Admissions—notice to produce 175 Notice of admission of facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 176 Notice to admit facts or documents—costs of refusal or neglect to admit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 177 Form of notice and admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 178 Judgment or order upon admissions of facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 179 Affidavit of signature to documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 180 Notice to produce documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 PART 17—EVIDENCE 181 Subpoenas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 182 Penalty on witnesses neglecting subpoenas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 183 Power of court to cause arrest of witness not attending on subpoena . . . . 113 184 Mode of taking evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 185 Examination de bene esse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 185A Evidence by telephone, video link or another form of communication . . . 116 PART 18—THE HEARING Division 1—General 186 When judgment may be given if entry of appearance and defence not filed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 187 Endorsement and entry of judgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 188 Proceedings at the trial when both parties appear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 189 Nonsuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 190 Proceedings when plaintiff does not appear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 191 When neither party appears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 192 Proceedings when defendant does not appear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 193 Where defendant does not appear, the judgment may be set aside . . . . . 120 194 Counterclaim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 194A Trying of questions in different ways and at different times . . . . . . . . . . . 121 195 New action after nonsuit or striking out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 195A Provisions as to actions in tort between husband and wife . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Division 2—Adjournment 196 Court may grant time or adjourn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Division 3—Judgment in detinue
9 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Division 4—Judgment ordering payment by instalments 198 Power to order payment by instalments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Division 5—Reserved judgment PART 19—AFFIDAVITS 200 Use of affidavit on notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 201 Power of the court to order proof by affidavit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 202 Title of affidavits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 203 Contents of affidavits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 204 Form of affidavits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 205 Jurat etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 206 Alterations in affidavits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 207 Affidavits by illiterate or blind persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 208 Affirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 209 Affidavits to be filed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 210 Scandalous matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 211 Use of defective affidavit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 212 Alterations in the accounts to be initialled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 213 Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 214 Certificates to annexures or exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 215 Originals to be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 216 Persons before whom affidavits may be sworn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 217 Special times for filing affidavits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 218 Use of affidavit not previously used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 219 Cross-examination of deponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 PART 20—TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS Division 1—Change of venue Division 2—Transfer of records and business of abolished court PART 21—ACTIONS TRANSFERRED FROM THE SUPREME COURT OR A DISTRICT COURT PART 22—ARBITRATION 223 Power to refer to arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 PART 22A—PRE–TRIAL CONFERENCE
10 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 PART 23—DAMAGES 224 Ascertainment of damages where a matter of calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 PART 24—SECURITY PART 25—NEW TRIAL PART 26—COMMITTAL PART 27—EXECUTION 228 Proceedings in the nature of scire facias and judgment and execution against executor or administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 230 Issue of warrant of execution by the registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 231 Execution may issue on default in payment of instalments . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 232 Registrar to endorse the amount to be levied . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 233 Warrants of execution may issue concurrently . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 234 Power to suspend execution in certain cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 235 Warrants of execution to be executed in the order of the entry of times of application therefor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 236 Cross-judgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 237 Payment by execution debtor before execution of warrant . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Execution against land 238 Bailiff may take land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 239 Notice in lieu of actual seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 240 Registration of warrants of execution against land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 241 Registrar to execute conveyance on sale of land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 242 Execution against goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 243 Securities seized to be held by bailiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 244 When and how goods taken in execution may be sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 247 Warrants beyond the district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 PART 28—INTERPLEADER Cases in which relief by way of interpleader may be granted 248 Other than under execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 249 Under execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 250 Bailiff’s interpleader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 251 Other than under execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 252 Under execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
11 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 254 Service under ss 250 and 252 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 255 Security for costs where claimant does not reside in Queensland . . . . . . . 164 256 Particulars and grounds of claim to be lodged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 PART 29—WARRANTS OF ATTACHMENT AND SEIZURE 258 Attachment of goods of defendant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 PART 30—GARNISHEE PROCEEDINGS 259 Power to make garnishee order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 260 Garnishee order may be made on a trial or oral examination of judgment debtor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 261 Service of garnishee order binds debts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 262 Payment by garnishee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 263 Order against garnishee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 264 Where garnishee disputes liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 265 Payment by garnishee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 266 Lien of third person of debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 267 Trial of claim of third person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 268 Service of summons to garnishee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 269 Court may refuse to interfere in proceedings to attach debt . . . . . . . . . . . 175 270 Discharge of garnishee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 271 Where money due by garnishee under judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 273 Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 PART 31—EXAMINATION OF JUDGMENT DEBTOR PART 32—ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST PERSONS CARRYING ON BUSINESS IN NAMES OTHER THAN THEIR OWN 275 Firms may sue or be sued in firm name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 276 Disclosure of partners’ names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 277 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 278 Notice of capacity in which person is served . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 279 Denial as to being a partner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 282 Execution upon a judgment against a firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 283 Attachment of debts owing from a firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 284 Actions between partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 285 Application of rules to person trading as a firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
12 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 PART 33—SITTINGS OF THE COURT—OFFICE HOURS 286 Sittings of the court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 287 Office hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 PART 34—CHAMBERS—APPLICATIONS GENERALLY 289 Applications generally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 290 Proceedings when any party fails to attend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 PART 35—APPEALS 291 Courts to which appeals lie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 292 Procedure on appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 293 Record of evidence before Magistrates Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 294 Hearing of appeals etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 295 Upon determination of appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 PART 36—MONEY IN COURT 296 Retention pending certain applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192 297 Attachment of money in court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 PART 37—RECORDS—OFFICERS 298 Court Seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 The registrar 299 Duties of registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 301 Deputy registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 302 Officers in registrar’s office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 303 Searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 The bailiff 304 Suspension of bailiffs, deputy bailiffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 305 Duties of bailiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 306 Directions to bailiff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 PART 38—TIME—FORMS 307 Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 308 Computation of time when security for costs ordered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 309 Power to enlarge or abridge time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 310 Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 311 Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
13 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 PART 39—FEES AND COSTS 312 Fees of court etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Bailiff’s travelling fees 316 Additional travelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 317 Attempted service or attempted execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 318 In case of service by certain persons (other than bailiffs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Costs 319 Payment and recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 320 Witnesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 321 Practitioners entitled to costs according to certain scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 322 Taxation of costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 323 Taxation of costs of successful party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 324 Separate judgments where there are 2 or more defendants . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 325 Amount on which party and party costs allowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 327 Money paid into court, or confession filed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 328 Action transferred from Supreme Court or District Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 329 Novel or important question . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 330 Other proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 331 Costs of warrants of execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 333 Costs of warrant of commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 334 Appropriation of money paid into Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 PART 39A—ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES Division 1—Definitions 335 Definitions for part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Division 2—Establishment of ADR processes 336 Approval as mediator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 337 Approval as case appraiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 338 ADR register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 339 Information to be given to registrar by ADR convenors and venue providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 340 Form of consent order for ADR process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 341 Registrar to give notice of proposed reference to ADR process . . . . . . . . 219
14 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 342 Proceedings referred to ADR process are stayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 343 When does a party impede an ADR process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Division 3—Mediation 344 Referral of dispute to appointed mediator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 345 When mediation must start and finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 346 Parties must assist mediator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 347 Mediator’s role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 348 Liberty to apply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 349 Mediator may seek independent advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 350 Record of mediation resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 351 Abandonment of mediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 352 Mediator to file certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 353 Unsuccessful mediations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 354 Replacement of mediator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Division 4—Case appraisal 355 Referral of dispute to appointed case appraiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 356 Jurisdiction of case appraiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 357 Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 358 Case appraiser may seek information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 359 Case appraisal proceeding may be recorded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 360 Case appraiser’s decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 361 Case appraiser’s decision on costs in the dispute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 362 Case appraiser’s decision final unless election made . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 363 Case appraiser to file certificate and decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 364 Dissatisfied party may elect to go to trial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 365 Court to have regard to case appraiser’s decision when awarding costs . . 227 366 Replacement of case appraiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Division 5—ADR costs 367 Payment of ADR costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 368 Party may pay another party’s ADR costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 369 Registrar to facilitate payment of ADR costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 370 When ADR convenor or venue provider may recover further costs . . . . . . 228
15 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 371 Court may extend period within which costs are to be paid or grant relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 372 Costs of failed ADR process are costs in the dispute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 PART 40—MISCELLANEOUS 373 Solicitors and agents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 When others may act for solicitors 376 Orders which need not be drawn up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 377 Preparation of judgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 378 Default of a party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 379 Postal provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 380 Exercise of powers of court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 381 Setting aside judgment of registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 382 Fractions of a cent disregarded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 SCHEDULE 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234 FORMS SCHEDULE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 FORMS OF ENDORSEMENTS FOR LIQUIDATED CLAIMS ON SUMMONSES SCHEDULE 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 FEES SCHEDULE 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 FEES AND EXPENSES ALLOWABLE TO WITNESSES 1 Interpretation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 2 Witness allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 3 Travelling allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 4 Accommodation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 5 Non-professional attendance allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 6 Professional or expert attendance allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 7 Interpreter attendance allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 8 Witnesses and interpreters in the employment of the State . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 SCHEDULE 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374 SCALE OF BARRISTERS’ AND SOLICITORS’ COSTS
16 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 ENDNOTES 1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382 4 Table of earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 5 Tables in earlier reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 6 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 7 List of annotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
r 1 17 r 5 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 MAGISTRATES COURTS RULES 1960 [as amended by all amendments that commenced on or before 22 January 1999] PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. These rules may be cited as the Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 . ˙ Pending proceedings etc. 5. Subject to the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 and of any other Act (including any regulation, rule of court, or other instrument in force at any material time under any Act)— (a) all proceedings pending and all judgments given, signed, entered, or made at or before the commencement of these rules under or subject to the rules repealed by these rules, shall be treated as if pending, given, signed, entered, or as the case may be, made under these rules, and may be proceeded with, completed, enforced, or otherwise howsoever dealt with accordingly; but the court concerned may, either on the application of any party to the proceedings or of its own motion, modify, as it thinks fit, any of these rules in regard thereto; (b) all proceedings commenced subject to the rules repealed by these rules before and in progress at the commencement of these rules shall be continued, completed, and enforced as far as practicable, according to these rules; but the court concerned may, either on the application of any party to the proceedings or of its own motion, modify, as it thinks fit, any of these rules in regard thereto; (c) subject to paragraphs (a) and (b), all offices, appointments, records, accounts, books, seals, certificates, plaints, summonses, applications, notices, warrants, other process, judgments, appeals, and generally all acts of authority that originated under any of the
r 6 18 r 7 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 provisions of the rules hereby repealed and subsisting or in force at the commencement of these rules shall inure for the purposes of these rules as if they had originated under the corresponding provisions of these rules, and accordingly shall, where necessary, be deemed to have so originated. ˙ Application for directions when procedure not prescribed 6.(1) When a party desires to take any step in any proceeding, and the manner or form of procedure is not prescribed by these rules then, subject to the directions (if any) given by a Court in the particular case, the party may adopt and apply the rules of court and rules of practice in the District Court. (2) In any case to which this section applies, the party may apply to a Court for directions, and any step taken in accordance with the directions given by the court shall be deemed to be regular and sufficient. (3) Without limiting subsections (1) and (2), in giving its directions the court may modify, as it considers is best calculated to promote the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of the proceedings, the rules of court and rules of practice in the District Court, and if there is no such provision, then the court shall dispose of the case in such manner as the court deems best calculated to promote the ends of justice. ˙ Jurisdiction conferred by other Acts 7. Where by any Act (other than the Act) jurisdiction is given to a Magistrates Court in any action or matter, then, unless the contrary intention appears, the first proceeding in the action or matter in the Magistrates Court shall be taken and dealt with nearly as may be as if it were a claim in a personal action and thereafter the Act and these rules shall apply, with all necessary adaptations thereof and so far as the same are applicable; and if with reference to any necessary proceeding in such action or matter there is nothing in the Act or these rules which is applicable or suitable, the court may in each case direct the procedure to be adopted.
r 8 19 r 9 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 ˙ Noncompliance with rules 8. Noncompliance with any of these rules shall not render void the proceedings in which the noncompliance has occurred, unless it is expressly so provided in these rules; but the proceedings may be set aside, either wholly or in part, as irregular or amended or otherwise dealt with on such terms as to costs and otherwise as a Court thinks fit. Interpretation ˙ Interpretation 9.(1) In these rules— “address for service” , in relation to any proceeding, means the address of a place where summonses, notices, orders, other process, and written communications in that proceeding may be left for the party giving such address. “bailiff” includes a deputy bailiff. “certified copy” includes an extract certified under the seal of the court. “Chief Stipendiary Magistrate” means a justice appointed pursuant to the Justices Act 1886 , section 11(2). “copy” , in relation to any document issued out of or filed or delivered at the office of any registrar, means a duplicate or photocopy of the signed original, and, if the original is required to be sealed, means a sealed duplicate or photocopy of the signed original, and in all cases includes a ‘copy’ certified under the seal of the court. “Crown law officer” means the Minister for Justice, Attorney-General, or solicitor-general. “defence” , when necessary, includes counterclaim. “defendant” includes every party served with any summons or other process in any proceeding, or served with notice of or entitled to attend any proceeding, otherwise than as a plaintiff, but without limiting the aforegoing, includes a defendant to a counterclaim. “District Court” means a court appointed under the authority of the District Courts Act 1967 .
r 9 20 r 9 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 “foreign court” means a Court in the district into which any process is issued from a Court in another district. “foreign district” means the district into which any process is issued from another district. “goods” includes chattels, money, cheques, bills of exchange, promissory notes, specialties or securities for money. “hearing” includes trial but does not include any proceedings under section 263. “home court” means a Court from which any process is originally issued. “home district” means the district from which any process is originally issued. “judgment” includes a judgment, order, direction, and any decision or determination of a Court whether final or otherwise in any proceeding. “matter” means any proceeding in a Court other than an action. “party” includes a person served with notice of or entitled to attend any proceeding, whether named as a party thereto or not, and also where necessary, includes the party’s solicitor. “plaintiff” includes every person asking any relief against any other person by any form of proceeding, but without limiting the aforesaid, includes a person who sets up a counterclaim. “post” includes ordinary post, registered post or certified mail services. “proceedings” includes both actions and matters. “return day” means the day appointed in any summons or other process or in the action or matter for the trial or hearing, and where necessary, includes the day to which the trial or hearing is adjourned. “sealed” means sealed with the seal of the particular Magistrates Court. “trial” includes hearing. (2) In these rules no place of business shall be deemed the place of business of a party to any proceeding unless the party is the master or 1 of the masters thereof.
r 9A 21 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 r 11 ˙ References to forms 9A. A reference in these rules to a form by number is a reference to the form of the corresponding number in schedule 1. ˙ Construction 10. These rules shall be so construed as to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of any proceeding. PART 2—WHERE PROCEEDINGS MAY BE COMMENCED Division 1—Jurisdiction as to locality ˙ Where action may be brought and heard 11.(1) Except where otherwise provided, an action may be brought and heard in any 1 of the following courts— (a) a Court in the district within which the defendant or 1 or more of 2 or more defendants, as the case may be, resides or carries on business; (b) a Court in the district within which the claim or cause of action, either wholly or in some material point, arose; (c) a Court in the district within which by an engagement or promise in writing given by the defendant a debt or sum of money is made payable. (2) If any person, after having in 1 district contracted a debt or become liable for any damage recoverable in a Court, or to any other action enforceable in a Court, becomes, previously to the issuing of a summons for the recovery of such debt or damage or to enforce such action, resident in another district, the action to recover the debt or damage or, as the case may be, so enforceable, may be brought and heard and determined at a
r 12 22 r 12 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Court in such firstmentioned district in the same manner as if the person had continued a resident in that district. (4) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these rules, so far as concerns locality any action may be brought and heard in any Court with the written consent of the parties filed with the registrar. (5) For the purposes of this section “district” — (a) in relation to each division of the Brisbane Magistrates Courts District includes— (i) the area within the said Brisbane District that is within 800 m beyond the common boundary of that division and any other division of that district; and (ii) the area outside the said Brisbane District that is within 35 km beyond a boundary of that division of that district that is not a common boundary between that division and any other division of that district; and (b) in relation to each other district—includes the area within 35 km beyond a boundary of that district. ˙ Persons jointly liable 12.(1) Where in the case of persons jointly liable, all the persons so liable do not reside or carry on business within the same district, it shall be lawful for the plaintiff to bring the plaintiff’s action in a Court in a district within which any of the persons jointly liable resides or carries on business, and to serve any of those persons with a summons and other process (if any) and the person or persons so served may serve the other person or persons so jointly liable with a notice of such summons in order that the person or persons may join in defending such action; and in case such other person or persons shall not so join in defending, the action may proceed, and judgment be obtained and execution and other proceedings issued and taken against the person or persons so served, notwithstanding that another or others jointly liable may not have been served with a summons or notice or sued or may not be within the jurisdiction of the court; and no plea in abatement shall be allowed for, or advantage be taken of, the nonjoinder of the person or persons so jointly liable.
r 13 23 r 14 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 (2) Where judgment is obtained against any person as aforesaid and is satisfied either in part or for the whole amount by that person, the person shall be entitled to recover in a Magistrates Court contribution from any other person jointly liable with the person, and where the person has caused any such other person to be personally served with a copy of the plaint and summons served upon the person in such action, not later than 3 days before the return day, the judgment (or a copy thereof) recovered against the person in such action shall be admissible in evidence in any action for contribution afterwards brought by the person against that other person; but if the person has not caused such other person to be personally served as aforesaid, then the liability of that other person to contribution shall be proved in the ordinary manner. ˙ Power to determine questions as to defendant’s residence 13. Whenever any question arises as to the district in which a defendant resides or carries on business, or as to the court at which a defendant is required to appear, or as to the court in which the action shall be heard, the same shall be determined by the court as incident to the action. ˙ Objection as to court 14.(1) No defendant shall be allowed to object in any court that the action has not been commenced in the proper Court under this division, unless in the defendant’s entry of appearance and defence the defendant has set forth that objection. (2) Upon a failure to so object, the action shall be deemed to have been commenced in a district in this division prescribed, but the court, if it is satisfied that the action can be more conveniently or fairly heard in a Court at some other place in Queensland, may order under section 220 the action be sent for trial to that other court.
r 15 24 r 15 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Division 2—Consent jurisdiction ˙ Court to have jurisdiction to any amount, by consent 15.(1) A Magistrates Court shall have jurisdiction in any action without any limitation as to the amount of the claim, if all parties agree (subject to subsection (2), by a memorandum in form 9 signed by each party or the party’s solicitor and which memorandum shall be filed with the registrar), that the court shall have such jurisdiction; and thereupon, all proceedings may be taken, the rules and practice of the court as far as possible shall be adopted, and the judgment of the court shall be enforced in like manner and, unless the parties have agreed as prescribed that the decision of the court shall be final, be subject to the like right of appeal as in an ordinary action. (2) If the Magistrates Court is not to be constituted by a magistrate and the sitting of the court may, under section 7 of the Act, be held by a registrar, then the memorandum so consenting to the court having jurisdiction shall expressly state that fact and, in addition, whether the consent is given to the court being constituted by a registrar. (3) A memorandum which does not contain such a statement shall be taken to be a consent to the court being constituted by a magistrate sitting alone. Division 3—Action beyond jurisdiction 16. Subject to sections 11 to 15 and the provisions of section 220, when an action is brought in a Court which the court has not jurisdiction to try or hear, the court shall, unless the parties consent in writing that the court shall have jurisdiction to try the action, order the action to be struck out, and shall have power to award costs to the same extent and recoverable in the same manner as if the court had had jurisdiction in the matter of the action and the plaintiff had been nonsuited.
r 17 25 r 19 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 PART 3—PARTIES TO ACTIONS Generally ˙ Joinder of plaintiffs 17.(1) All persons may be joined in one action, as plaintiffs, in whom any right to relief, in respect of or arising out of the same transaction or event or series of transactions or events, is alleged to exist, whether jointly, severally, or in the alternative, where, if such persons brought separate actions, some common question of law or fact would arise. (2) Where several plaintiffs are joined in an action, a Court may, in any case in which separate and distinct questions arise or in which, upon the application of any defendant it appears that such joinder may embarrass or delay the trial of the action, order separate trials or make such other order as may be expedient, and judgment may be given for such 1 or more of the plaintiffs as may be found to be entitled to relief, for such relief as he, she or they may be entitled to, without any amendment. (3) The defendant, though unsuccessful, shall be entitled to the defendant’s costs occasioned by so joining any person who is not found to be entitled to relief, unless the court otherwise directs. ˙ Action in name of wrong plaintiff 18. Where an action has been commenced in the name of a wrong person as plaintiff, or where it is doubtful whether it has been commenced in the name of the right plaintiff, a Court may, if satisfied that it has been so commenced through a bona fide mistake and that it is necessary for the determination of the real matter in dispute so to do, order any other person or persons to be substituted or added as plaintiff upon such terms as may be just. ˙ Counterclaim misjoinder 19. Where in any action any person has been improperly or unnecessarily joined as a plaintiff, a defendant shall be entitled to the same
r 20 26 r 23 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 relief by way of set-off or counterclaim against the other plaintiffs or any of them, notwithstanding such misjoinder or any proceeding consequent thereon. ˙ Joinder of defendants 20. All persons may be joined in one action as defendants against whom the right to any relief, in respect of or arising out of the same transaction or event or series of transactions or events, is alleged to exist, whether jointly, severally, or in the alternative, where, if separate actions were brought, some common question of law or fact would arise, and judgment may be given against such 1 or more of the defendants as may be found liable according to their respective liabilities, without any amendment. ˙ Defendant need not be interested as to all the relief claimed 21. It shall not be necessary that every defendant to an action shall be interested as to all the relief claimed, or as to every cause of action included, in any action; but a Court may make such order as may appear just to prevent any defendant from being embarrassed or put to expense by being required to attend any proceedings in which the defendant has no interest. ˙ Several defendants liable on one contract 22. The plaintiff may, at the plaintiff’s option, join as parties to the same action all or any of the persons severally, or jointly and severally, liable on any one contract, including parties to bills of exchange and promissory notes. ˙ Joinder of defendants where plaintiff in doubt 23. Where a plaintiff is in doubt as to the person from whom the plaintiff is entitled to relief, the plaintiff may join 2 or more defendants to the intent that in such action the questions as to which (if any) of the defendants is liable, and to what extent, may be determined as between all parties.
r 24 27 r 26 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 ˙ Trustees, executors etc. may sue and be sued 24.(1) Any trustee, executor, or administrator may sue and be sued in a Magistrates Court in like manner as if the trustee, executor or administrator were a party in his or her own right, without joining any of the persons beneficially interested in the trust or estate, and shall be considered as representing such persons in the action. (2) The court may at any stage of the proceedings order any of such persons to be made parties to the action, either in addition to or in lieu of the previously existing parties thereto. (3) Where a summons has been served in due time to prevent the operation of any statute of limitations and either party dies after such service and after the lapse of the period within which it is provided that an action may be brought, proceedings may be taken by or against the surviving party, or by or against the personal representative of the deceased party, within 1 year from the date of such death. ˙ Representative actions 25. Where 7 or more persons have the same interest in the subject matter of any action or matter, 1 or more of such persons may sue, or a Court may authorise 1 or more of such persons to be sued or may direct that 1 or more of such persons shall defend, on behalf or for the benefit of all persons so interested. ˙ Misjoinder or nonjoinder and remedies therefor 26.(1) No action or matter shall be defeated by reason of the misjoinder, or nonjoinder, of parties, and the Court may in every action or matter deal with the question in controversy so far as regards the rights and interests of the parties actually before it. (2) A Court may, at any stage of the proceedings, either upon or without the application of either party, and on such terms as to costs or otherwise as may appear to the court to be just, order that the names of any parties improperly joined, whether as plaintiffs or as defendants, be struck out, or that the names of any parties, whether plaintiffs or defendants, who ought to have been joined, or whose presence before the court may be necessary in
r 27 28 r 29 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 order to enable the court effectually and completely to adjudicate upon and settle all the questions involved in the action or matter, be added. (3) No person shall be added as a plaintiff suing without a next friend, or as the next friend of a plaintiff under any disability, without the person’s own consent in writing thereto. ˙ Application to rectify misjoinder and nonjoinder 27. Any application to add or strike out or substitute a plaintiff or defendant may be made to a Court at any time before trial, or to the court at the trial. ˙ Procedure where defendant added or substituted 28.(1) Where a defendant is added or substituted, the plaintiff shall, unless otherwise ordered by a Court or that defendant waives such service, serve the new defendant with the amended proceeding in the same manner as original defendants are served. (2) Such service shall, unless otherwise ordered by a Court, be effected in the same manner in which original defendants are served. (3) Unless otherwise ordered by a Court, the action as against such new party shall be deemed to have begun only on such service being effected, but otherwise the action shall be continued as if the new defendant had originally been made a defendant. (4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the substitution of a person for the defendant under section 103. Persons under disability ˙ Actions by and against infants etc. 29.(1) Subject to section 8 of the Act, an infant may sue by the infant’s next friend, and may defend by the infant’s guardian ad litem .
r 30 29 r 30 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 (2) Where an action is commenced in the name of an infant by the infant’s next friend, and upon coming of age the infant elects to go on with it, all subsequent proceedings shall be carried on in the infant’s own name without the infant’s next friend, and in such case the infant shall be liable for all the costs of the action in the same manner as if the infant had commenced it after coming of age. Married women (3) A married woman may sue and be sued as provided by the Married Women’s Property Act 1890 . (4) A married woman who is not an infant may act as a next friend or guardian ad litem . Mentally sick persons (5) A patient, within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1974 , may sue and defend by the committee of the patient’s person or estate, or (where authorised by any Act or any rule or other instrument under any Act) by the public trustee, or by the patient’s next friend, or guardian ad litem , as the case may be. ˙ Next friend 30.(1) Before the name of any person is used in any action as next friend of any party, such person shall sign a written authority for that purpose, and the authority shall be filed with the registrar, whereon the action may proceed in the name of that party by such next friend and no order of a Court shall be necessary for the appointment of such next friend. (1A) The authority shall not extend to any other proceeding than that specified in it. (1B) On giving the authority the next friend shall be liable for costs in the same manner and to the same extent as if the next friend were himself or herself a plaintiff, and, if the proceedings fail or are discontinued, an order for payment of costs may be made against the next friend whether an order for costs is or is not made against the infant or patient, within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1974 , as the case may be, and proceedings may be taken on the order for the recovery of costs as for the recovery of any amount payable under any other judgment.
r 31 30 r 31 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 (2) A married woman who is an infant or a corporation (other than the public trustee and any other corporation expressly authorised so to do by or under some Act) can not be a next friend or guardian ad litem for the purpose of bringing or defending any action. (3) Where any proceedings in which a person is suing in the Supreme Court or a District Court by a next friend are transferred to a Magistrates Court, the plaintiff shall lodge with the registrar a copy of the written authority for the use of the name of the next friend filed in the Supreme Court or District Court, which shall be deemed to be an authority within this section. ˙ Removal and appointment of next friend or guardian ad litem 31.(1) A Court may, for sufficient cause shown, remove a next friend or guardian ad litem . (1A) A next friend or guardian ad litem shall not be permitted to retire without leave of a Court. (2) Whenever for any reason there is no next friend or guardian ad litem , another person shall be appointed in his or her place in the same manner as the original next friend or guardian or a Court may on the application of any party or of its own motion appoint a fit person, with the person’s own consent, to be such next friend or guardian. (2A) However, where proceedings in which a next friend is required are commenced without a next friend, the court may, if it does not appoint a next friend, order that the proceedings be struck out. (3) A guardian ad litem shall not be personally liable for costs unless they are occasioned by the guardian’s personal negligence or misconduct. (4) In the case where no person is willing to act as guardian ad litem a Court may appoint the registrar to be guardian, but no responsibility or liability shall attach to the registrar when so appointed guardian at the instance of a Court. (5) When a solicitor acts as next friend or guardian ad litem in any action, a Court may direct that the costs to be incurred in the performance of the duties of such office shall be borne and paid either by the parties, or some 1 or more of the parties to the action, or out of any moneys in court in which the person for whom the guardian acts is interested, and may give
r 32 31 r 33 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 directions for the repayment or allowance of such costs as the justice and circumstances of the case may require. ˙ Consent to procedure 32. In any action to which any person under any disability is a party, any consent, as to the mode of taking evidence or as to any other procedure, shall, if given with the sanction of a Court by the next friend, guardian, committee, or other person acting on behalf of the person under disability, have the same force and effect as if such party were under no disability and had given such consent. ˙ Guardian ad litem 33.(1) Where it appears on the face of the proceedings that any defendant is a person under any disability the following provisions shall apply— (a) within the time after the service of the summons prescribed for filing an entry of appearance and defence, a guardian ad litem to the defendant may be appointed by the registrar, on application being made in form 12, together with the written consent of the proposed guardian to act; (b) the guardian ad litem shall forthwith notify the plaintiff in writing of the guardian’s appointment and of the guardian’s address for service; (c) if no application for the appointment of a guardian ad litem is made on behalf of the defendant within the time hereinbefore limited—the plaintiff shall, before taking any further steps, apply to a Court for the appointment of some fit person as guardian ad litem to the defendant. (2) Where it does not appear on the face of the proceedings that any defendant is a person under any disability, but that fact appears in the course of the proceedings the following provisions shall apply— (a) if on any defendant appearing at the hearing it appears that the defendant is a person under any disability, and the defendant names as the defendant’s guardian a person who consents to act—that person shall be appointed guardian;
r 34 32 r 35 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 (aa) if in such case the defendant does not name a guardian—the court may appoint any person who is willing to act, or, in default of any such person, the registrar; (b) in any other case—where it appears that any defendant is a person under any disability a guardian ad litem may be appointed by the registrar at any time within 5 days of its appearing that the defendant is a person under any disability on application made on the defendant’s behalf in form 12, together with a written consent of the proposed guardian to act; (c) if no application is made within the said 5 days—the plaintiff shall, before taking any further steps in the proceedings against the defendant, apply to a Court for the appointment of some fit person as guardian ad litem to the defendant. (3) Where a judgment has been obtained or made or entered against a defendant who was at the time a person under any disability without a guardian ad litem having been appointed, a Court may set aside the judgment and order a new hearing or make such order as it thinks just. (4) No guardian ad litem (other than the registrar) to any defendant shall be appointed unless there is filed on that defendant’s behalf an affidavit in form 11, with such variations as circumstances may require. PART 4—JOINDER OF CAUSES OF ACTION ˙ Joinder of several causes 34. Subject to sections 35 to 39, a plaintiff may unite in the same action several causes of action. ˙ Remedy for misjoinder 35.(1) Where a plaintiff has united in the same action several causes of action, any defendant who alleges that they can not all be conveniently disposed of together may at any time apply to a Court for an order limiting
r 36 33 r 39 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 the action to such of the causes of action as may be conveniently disposed of together. Order for exclusion (2) If at any time it appears to a Court, upon or without an application for the purpose, that the causes of action are such that they can not all be conveniently disposed of together, the court may order any of such causes of action to be excluded, and may order any consequential amendments to be made, or may order separate trials of any of such causes of action to be had, or may make such other order as may be necessary or expedient for the separate disposal thereof, and may make such order as to costs as may be just. ˙ Claims by trustee in bankruptcy 36. Claims by a trustee in bankruptcy or under statutory deed of assignment as such shall not, unless by leave of a Court, be joined with any claim by the trustee in any other capacity. ˙ Husband and wife 37. Claims by or against husband and wife may be joined with claims by or against either of them separately. ˙ Executor and administrator 38. Claims by or against an executor or administrator as such may be joined with claims by or against the executor or administrator personally where the lastmentioned claims are alleged to arise with reference to the estate in respect of which the plaintiff sues or the defendant is sued as executor or administrator. ˙ Claims by joint plaintiffs 39. Claims by plaintiffs jointly may be joined with claims by them, or any of them, separately against the same defendant.
r 40 34 r 43 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 ˙ Qualification of ss 37–39 40. Sections 37 to 39 shall be subject to section 35. ˙ Causes of action not to be divided 42.(1) A plaintiff (or a defendant who relies upon a set-off or counterclaim) shall not divide any cause of action for the purpose of bringing 2 or more actions in 1 or more of the Magistrates Courts. (2) If it appears to a Court at any stage of the proceedings that any cause of action has been so divided, the court may dismiss the action brought thereupon with costs. (3) However, any plaintiff (or defendant who relies upon a set-off or counterclaim) having a cause of action for more than the amount for which the court has jurisdiction under this Act may abandon the excess or, in an appropriate case, admit the excess by set-off, (which abandonment or admission shall be stated in or at the end of his or her statement of particulars of claim or entry of appearance and defence or counterclaim), and thereupon the plaintiff or defendant may, on proving his or her case, recover to an amount not exceeding the amount competent to be awarded in a Court; and the judgment upon such plaint shall be in full discharge of all demands in respect of such cause of action, and entry of the judgment shall be made accordingly. PART 5—COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIONS Division 1—Plaints ˙ Plaint 43.(1) Every action in a court shall be commenced by a plaint in writing in form 13, which shall be filed by or on behalf of the plaintiff with the registrar and shall be numbered in every year according to the order in which it is filed. (2) Every plaint—
r 43 35 r 43 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 (a) shall set forth the names of the parties, and in relation to each and every party, the last-known place of residence or place of business; and (b) shall be signed by the plaintiff personally or by the plaintiff’s agent duly authorised in writing or by the plaintiff’s solicitor. (3) On filing the plaint there shall also be delivered at the office of the registrar twice as many copies of the plaint as there are summonses issued thereon to be served. (4) A copy of the plaint shall be served with a copy of the summonses issued upon the plaint being filed. (5) A misnomer or inaccurate description of a person or place in a plaint or summons shall not vitiate the same, if the person or place is described as commonly known. (6) Where a plaint is settled by counsel the name of the counsel shall be written on the plaint. (6A) In actions for small debts the plaint shall be in form 15 and the provisions of subsections (3) to (5) in so far as they relate to summonses shall not apply to such actions. Description of defendant (7) In any proceeding in a Court, in any document (including, but without limiting the meaning of that term, any plaint, statement of particulars of claim, notice, and summons), the defendant may be described by the name by which the defendant is generally known or, where the plaintiff is unacquainted with the defendant’s Christian name, by the defendant’s surname or by the defendant’s surname and the initial of the defendant’s Christian name, and all subsequent proceedings may be taken in conformity with such description unless any amended description is at any time approved or directed by a Court, in which event all proceeding subsequent to that amendment shall be taken in conformity with that amended description. Security for costs when plaintiff outside Australia (8) If it appears that the plaintiff in any action is not at the time of filing the plaintiff’s plaint within Australia, or does not at that time reside in Australia, or if before judgment is obtained the plaintiff leaves Australia, the court may order such plaintiff to give security for the costs of the action to
r 43 36 r 43 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 such amount and in such manner as the court may deem proper, and may stay all proceedings or further proceedings in the action until such security is given. (9) A plaintiff ordinarily resident out of Australia may be ordered to give such security though the plaintiff may be temporarily resident in Australia. (10) In subsections (8) and (9)— “Australia” means any part of the Commonwealth and includes any Territory to which the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cwlth) extends. Division 2—Address for service 44.(1) Every plaint, entry of appearance and defence, and counterclaim shall give an address for service of the plaintiff or defendant, as the case may be, within the State in the following form— ‘The address for service of the (plaintiff or as the case may be) is at .’ (2) The address so given (or, where such address is changed under subsection (3), the address as so changed) shall be the place at which the party giving such address may be served or further served with any document or process in the proceeding and, unless otherwise provided, any notice or service of any document or process required by these rules to be given or effected on that party may be given or effected by posting the same by ordinary prepaid post addressed to that party or the party’s solicitor at such address. (3) A party shall be at liberty at any time, without leave, to change his or her address for service by notice of such change and of another address for service within the State. (3A) The notice shall be given by serving a copy of the notice on the opposite party and filing the notice with the registrar. (3B) Such notice may be embodied in any notice of change of solicitor under these rules. (4) If such address is not given or is fictitious or illusory the relevant document may be set aside as irregular.
r 45 37 r 46 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Division 3—Statement of particulars of claim ˙ Statement of particulars of claim 45.(1) In all cases a plaintiff shall either set forth in the plaint, or, on filing the plaint deliver at the office of the registrar for annexure to the summons, a statement of the particulars of the plaintiff’s claim. (1A) However, no further statement of particulars of claim need be delivered unless delivery of a further statement of particulars of claim is ordered by a Court. (1B) If the statement of particulars of the plaintiff’s claim is to be annexed to the summons, there shall be set forth on the face of the plaint a statement to that effect. (2) Where pursuant to this section a statement of the particulars of the plaintiff’s claim is delivered at the office of the registrar for annexure to the summons— (a) there shall also be delivered twice as many copies thereof as there are summonses issued on the plaint in question to be served, for the purpose of the annexing of a copy to each copy of the summons; (b) the statement of particulars of claim shall be deemed to be part of the summons and a copy of that statement shall be served with a copy of the plaint and a copy of the summons issued upon the plaint being filed; (c) the statement of particulars of claim shall be signed by the plaintiff personally or by the plaintiff’s agent duly authorised in writing or by the plaintiff’s solicitor. ˙ Particulars 46.(1) Subject as subsequently provided in this section, a statement of particulars of claim shall contain a concise statement of the essential facts on which it is intended to rely to establish the claim (including such particulars of time, place, names of persons, dates of instruments, and other circumstances as may suffice to ensure that the court and the opposite party
396 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 s 156 amd rule pubd gaz 10 September 1960 p 103; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Judgment on summons on default in filing entry of appearance and defence prov hdg amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 s 157 amd rule pubd gaz 10 September 1960 p 103; 18 May 1985 pp 770–1; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 sub rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 amd 1995 SL No. 79 s 6 Discovery by interrogatories in cases involving claims of $2 000 or upwards prov hdg amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 158 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Notice of discovery of documents s 159 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 66–705 sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Order for discovery of documents s 160 sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form of list and affidavit of documents prov hdg amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 s 161 sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Defendant entitled to copy of co-defendant’s list hdg ins rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 161A ins rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 DEFENDANT ENTITLED TO COPY OF CO-DEFENDANT’S LIST hdg (after s 161A) ins rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 om rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Production of documents s 162 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Notice to produce s 164 amd 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Time and place for inspection—Books of account prov hdg amd rule pubd gaz 9 September 1978 p 87 s 165 amd rule pubd gaz 9 September 1978 p 87
397 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Inspection and preservation of property s 167A ins rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Inspection of documents in the possession of a person not a party to the cause s 167B ins rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Verified copies s 168 amd rule pubd gaz 9 September 1978 p 87 Notice of admission of facts s 175 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form of notice and admission s 177 amd 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Notice to produce documents s 180 amd 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Subpoenas s 181 amd rule pubd gaz 13 June 1987 pp 1475–7 Penalty on witnesses neglecting subpoenas s 182 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Examination de bene esse s 185 amd rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 Evidence by telephone, video link or another form of communication s 185A ins 1995 SL No. 210 s 3 When judgment may be given if entry of appearance and defence not filed s 186 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Endorsement and entry of judgments s 187 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Proceedings when plaintiff does not appear s 190 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 When neither party appears s 191 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Proceedings when defendant does not appear s 192 amd rule pubd gaz 18 May 1985 pp 770–1; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Where defendant does not appear, the judgment may be set aside s 193 amd rule pubd gaz 18 May 1985 pp 770–1; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Counterclaim s 194 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88
398 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Trying of questions in different ways and at different times s 194A ins 1995 SL No. 79 s 7 Provisions as to actions in tort between husband and wife s 195A ins rule pubd gaz 31 August 1968 p 1806 Court may grant time or adjourn s 196 amd rule pubd gaz 10 September 1960 p 103; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Division 3—Judgment in detinue div hdg amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Power to order payment by instalments s 198 sub rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Division 5—Reserved judgment div hdg amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Form of affidavits s 204 amd rule pubd gaz 2 July 1983 p 1464; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Jurat etc. s 205 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Certificates to annexures or exhibits s 214 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Originals to be used s 215 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Persons before whom affidavits may be sworn s 216 amd rule pubd gaz 31 May 1969 pp 609–610 sub rule pubd gaz 31 August 1974 p 2328 s 220 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch s 221 s 222 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 PART 22A—PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE pt hdg ins rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 223A ins rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch PART 22A—PRE-TRIAL CONFERENCE pt hdg (prec s 224) ins rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 om rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 225 amd 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch
399 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 s 227 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 229 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Issue of warrant of execution by the registrar s 230 amd rule pubd gaz 31 May 1969 pp 609–610; 13 June 1987 pp 1475–7; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Execution may issue on default in payment of instalments s 231 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Registrar to endorse the amount to be levied s 232 sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Warrants of execution to be executed in the order of the entry of times of application therefor s 235 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Registration of warrants of execution against land s 240 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Registrar to execute conveyance on sale of land s 241 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718; R1 (see RA s 39) Execution against goods s 242 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Claim by landlord of arrears of rent s 245 om rule pubd gaz 4 June 1977 pp 819–22 Replevin s 246 om rule pubd gaz 4 June 1977 pp 819–22 Other than under execution s 251 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Under execution s 252 amd 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Claim for rent s 253 om rule pubd gaz 4 June 1977 pp 819–22 Service under ss 250, 252, 253, 255 and 256 s 254 amd rule pubd gaz 4 June 1977 pp 819–22 Particulars and grounds of claim to be lodged s 256 amd rule pubd gaz 4 June 1977 pp 819–22 Attachment of goods of defendant s 258 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718
400 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 PART 30—GARNISHEE PROCEEDINGS pt hdg amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Power to make garnishee order s 259 amd rule pubd gaz 25 August 1973 p 2911; 4 June 1977 pp 819–22; 18 May 1985 pp 770–1; 28 February 1987 p 955; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 28 October 1989 p 1607; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Garnishee order may be made on a trial or oral examination of judgment debtor s 260 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Service of garnishee order binds debts s 261 amd rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 s 261A ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 s 261B ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 261C ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 Payment by garnishee s 262 sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Order against garnishee s 263 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Where garnishee disputes liability s 264 amd rule pubd gaz 4 June 1977 pp 819–22; 18 May 1985 pp 770–1; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 28 October 1989 p 1607 Payment by garnishee s 265 amd rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 Service of summons to garnishee s 268 amd rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Where money due by garnishee under judgment s 271 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 sub rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Debt attachment book s 272 om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Costs s 273 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718
401 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 s 274 amd rule pubd gaz 31 May 1969 pp 609–610; 18 May 1985 pp 770–1; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 sub rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Denial as to being a partner s 279 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 s 280 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Office hours s 287 amd rule pubd gaz 24 June 1961 pp 761–2; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 288 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Proceedings when any party fails to attend s 290 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Courts to which appeals lie s 291 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Procedure on appeal s 292 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Record of evidence before Magistrates Court s 293 amd rule pubd gaz 10 September 1960 p 103; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Duties of registrar s 299 amd rule pubd gaz 14 June 1975 pp 922–3; 14 May 1983 pp 343–7; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch; 1998 SL No. 150 s 5 s 300 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Deputy registrar s 301 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Searches s 303 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718; 1998 SL No. 124 s 3 Suspension of bailiffs, deputy bailiffs s 304 amd rule pubd gaz 21 June 1986 pp 1492–3; 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch Duties of bailiff s 305 amd rule pubd gaz 18 May 1985 pp 770–1; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718; 1998 SL No. 150 s 6 Computation of time when security for costs ordered s 308 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705
402 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Forms s 311 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 313 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 314 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Additional travelling hdg amd rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 s 316 amd rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 Attempted service or attempted execution s 317 amd rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 sub rule pubd gaz 18 May 1985 pp 770–1 In the case of service by certain persons (other than bailiffs) s 318 amd rule pubd gaz 25 December 1965 p 1919; 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 sub rule pubd gaz 18 May 1985 pp 770–1 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Payment and recovery s 319 amd rule pubd gaz 14 June 1975 pp 922–3; 18 May 1985 pp 770–1; 13 June 1987 pp 1475–7; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 326 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Novel or important question s 329 amd rule pubd gaz 4 June 1977 pp 819–22; 18 May 1985 pp 770–1; 28 October 1989 p 1607 PART 39A—ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES pt hdg ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Division 1—Definitions div hdg ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Definitions for part s 335 prev s 335 renum as s 373 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch pres s 335 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Division 2—Establishment of ADR processes div hdg ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Approval as mediator s 336 prev s 336 renum as s 374 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch pres s 336 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Approval as case appraiser s 337 prev s 337 renum as s 376 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch pres s 337 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 ADR register s 338 prev s 338 renum as s 377 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch pres s 338 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5
403 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Information to be given to registrar by ADR convenors and venue providers s 339 prev s 339 renum as s 378 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch 1 pres s 339 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Form of consent order for ADR process s 340 prev s 340 renum as s 379 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch pres s 340 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Registrar to give notice of proposed reference to ADR process s 341 prev s 341 renum as s 380 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch pres s 341 ins 1996 SL No. 654 s 5 Proceedings referred to ADR process are stayed s 342 prev s 342 renum as s 381 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch pres s 342 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 When does a party impede an ADR process s 343 prev s 343 renum as s 382 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch pres s 343 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Division 3—Mediation div hdg ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Referral of dispute to appointed mediator s 344 prev s 344 ins 1993 SL No. 388 s 5 exp at the end of 1 November 1993 (see s 344(3)) prev s 344 renum as s 383 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch pres s 344 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 When mediation must start and finish s 345 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Parties must assist mediator s 346 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Mediator’s role s 347 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Liberty to apply s 348 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Mediator may seek independent advice s 349 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Record of mediation resolution s 350 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Abandonment of mediation s 351 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Mediator to file certificate s 352 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Unsuccessful mediations s 353 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5
404 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Replacement of mediator s 354 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Division 4—Case appraisal div hdg ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Referral of dispute to appointed case appraiser s 355 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Jurisdiction of case appraiser s 356 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Appearances s 357 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Case appraiser may seek information s 358 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Case appraisal proceeding may be recorded s 359 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Case appraiser’s decision s 360 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Case appraiser’s decision on costs in the dispute s 361 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Case appraiser’s decision final unless election made s 362 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Case appraiser to file certificate and decision s 363 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Dissatisfied party may elect to go to trial s 364 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Court to have regard to case appraiser’s decision when awarding costs s 365 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Replacement of case appraiser s 366 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Division 5—ADR costs div hdg ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Payment of ADR costs s 367 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Party may pay another party’s ADR costs s 368 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Registrar to facilitate payment of ADR costs s 369 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 When ADR convenor or venue provider may recover further costs s 370 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5
405 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Court may extend period with which costs are to be paid or grant relief s 371 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Costs of failed ADR process are costs in the dispute s 372 ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Solicitors and agents s 373 (prev s 335) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch s 374 (prev s 336) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 WHEN OTHERS MAY ACT FOR SOLICITORS hdg [prec s 375 (prev s 336A) pres s 375] ins 31 May 1969 pp 609–10 s 375 (prev s 336A) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 ins rule pubd gaz 31 May 1969 pp 609–10 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Orders which need not be drawn up s 376 (prev s 337) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Preparation of judgments s 377 (prev s 338) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Default of a party s 378 (prev s 339) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Postal provisions s 379 (prev s 340) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Exercise of powers of Court s 380 (prev s 341) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Setting aside judgment of register s 381 (prev s 342) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 5 Fractions of a cent disregarded s 382 (prev s 343) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 s 383 (prev s 344) renum 1996 SL No. 65 s 3 sch ins rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 SCHEDULE 1—FORMS Form M.C. 1—General form of title of proceedings and conclusion sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 2—Plaint and record book om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 3—Judgment book om rule pubd gaz 28 February 1987 p 955 Form M.C. 4—Debt attachment book om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705
406 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Form M.C. 5—Execution book om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 6—Foreign Execution re-issued book om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 7—Bailiff’s warrant book amd rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 9—Agreement to give jurisdiction to a Magistrates Court amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 10—Authority to use name as next friend amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 11—Affidavit for appointment as guardian amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 12—Application on behalf of infant or mentally sick person for appointment of guardian ad litem amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 13—Plaint and summons sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 13A—Plaint ins rule pubd gaz 14 June 1975 pp 922–3 om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 14—Summons amd rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 15—Plaint and action for a small debt amd rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 17—Affidavit of service sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 18—Entry of appearance and defence sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 19—Entry of appearance defence and counterclaim sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 20—Notice of payment into Court amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 23—Third party notice amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Form M.C. 24—Confession of claim sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 27—Affidavit to support judgment summons sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 29A—Notice of trial of action for a small debt ins rule pubd gaz 14 June 1974 pp 922–3
407 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Form M.C. 29B—Certificate of readiness for trial ins rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 30—Affidavit by defendant for the issue of a summons to the plaintiff to show cause amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 32—Affidavit and request for judgment sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 sub rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Form M.C. 33—Affidavit of debt om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 34—Judgment for plaintiff on confession om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 35—Judgment for plaintiff upon agreement as to plaintiff’s claim om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 36—Judgment by default om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 37—Order for delivery of interrogatories sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 39—Answer to interrogatories sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 40—Order to answer interrogatories sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 41—Notice of discovery of documents sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 42—Application for an order for discovery of documents sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 42A—Order for discovery of documents ins rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 43—Affidavit of documents amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 50—Subpoena to witness amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 53–Affidavit for examination de bene esse amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 54—Judgment sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 55A—Application to pay by instalments ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 55B—Agreement to pay by instalments ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 Form M.C. 55C—Instalment order ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Form M.C. 55D—Notice of instalment order ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002
408 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Form M.C. 55E—Refusal to make instalment order and notice of hearing ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 Form M.C. 55F—Notice of objection to instalment order ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 Form M.C. 55G—Notice of objection to instalment order and hearing ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 Form M.C. 55H—Application to vary or rescind instalment order ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 55I—Affidavit of default in payment of instalment order ins rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Form M.C. 58A—Notice of pre-trial conference ins rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 60—Affidavit of sufficiency of sureties amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 67—Warrant of execution against the goods of a deceased person om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 68—Request and affidavit for warrant of execution sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 69—Warrant of execution sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Form M.C. 69A—Notice of seizure ins rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 69B—Notice to custodian ins rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 70—Affidavit for successive levy amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 71—Notice to be annexed to warrant of execution sent to registrar of foreign court sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 80—Interpleader summons to claimant claiming goods or rent under an execution amd rule pubd 4 June 1977 pp 819–22 Form M.C. 83—Warrant of attachment and seizure amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 84—Ex parte application and affidavit for garnishee order sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 Form M.C. 84A—Affidavit in support of application for garnishee order ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 85—Garnishee summons sub rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88; 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718
409 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 Form M.C. 85A—Garnishee summons ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 85B—Notice to garnishee ins rule pubd gaz 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002 om rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 Form M.C. 86—Order and notification for attendance and examination of judgement debtor sub rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 86A—Warrant to apprehend person order to attend and be examined who failed to attend ins rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 94—Bond by bailiff sub rule pubd gaz 21 June 1986 pp 1492–3 Form M.C. 96—Bailiff’s return to warrant of execution om rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 Form M.C. 98—Application for approval as mediator ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 6 Form M.C. 99—Application for approval as case appraiser ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 6 Form M.C. 100—Venue provider’s notice ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 6 Form M.C. 101—Notice of fee change ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 6 Form M.C. 102—Consent order ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 6 Form M.C. 103—Referring order ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 6 Form M.C. 104—Mediator’s certificate ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 6 Form M.C. 105—Case appraiser’s certificate ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 6 Form M.C. 106—Notice of election to go to trial ins 1996 SL No. 65 s 6 SCHEDULE 2—FORMS OF ENDORSEMENT FOR LIQUIDATED CLAIMS ON SUMMONS amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705
410 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 SCHEDULE 3—FEES amd rule pubd gaz 25 December 1965 p 1919; 14 September 1968 p 124; 27 September 1969 p 292; 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002; 14 June 1975 pp 922–3; 13 December 1975 p 1430; 27 March 1976 p 1197; 11 December 1976 pp 1523–4; 6 May 1978 p 115; 27 January 1979 p 258; 22 September 1979 p 370; 10 November 1979 p 1041; 20 September 1980 p 274; 16 May 1981 p 358; 19 September 1981 pp 223–4; 3 October 1981 p 459; 18 September 1982 p 266; 5 November 1983 pp 906–7; 3 December 1983 pp 1448–9; 22 September 1984 pp 272–3; 18 June 1985 pp 1275–6; 21 June 1986 pp 1399–1401, 1492–3; 12 July 1986 p 2042; 13 June 1987 pp 1475–7; 19 December 1987 p 1631; 25 June 1988 pp 2373–6; 16 July 1988 p 2887; 23 September 1989 pp 665–705; 21 October 1989 pp 1276–8; 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 sub rule pubd gaz 30 June 1990 pp 1238–42 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 sub rule pubd gaz 29 June 1991 pp 1180–6; 1993 SL No. 388 s 6; 1995 SL No. 78 s 4 amd 1996 SL No. 65 s 7 sub 1996 SL No. 295 s 4; 1997 SL No. 268 s 4 amd 1997 SL No. 453 s 4 sub 1998 SL No. 341 s 4 SCHEDULE 4—FEES AND EXPENSES ALLOWABLE TO WITNESS sub rule pubd gaz 24 June 1961 pp 761–2; 17 June 1967 p 805; 22 February 1969 p 641–3 amd rule pubd gaz 26 June 1971 p 1250; 27 November 1971 p 1443; 2 June 1973 pp 999–1002; 24 November 1973 pp 1521–2; 2 March 1974 p 838; 21 December 1974 p 1574; 26 July 1975 p 1494; 20 November 1976 pp 1258–9; 4 November 1978 p 790 sub rule pubd gaz 20 October 1979 pp 748–9; 27 March 1982 pp 1263–4; 20 October 1984 pp 784–5; 20 August 1988 pp 3469–74; 19 August 1989 pp 3184–6; 21 October 1989 pp 1286–91; 23 March 1991 pp 1744–8
411 Magistrates Courts Rules 1960 SCHEDULE 5—SCALE OF BARRISTERS’ AND SOLICITORS’ COSTS sub rule pubd gaz 11 February 1967 p 475–9 amd rule pubd gaz 31 May 1969 pp 609–610 sub rule pubd gaz 12 June 1971 p 920–3 amd rule pubd gaz 14 August 1971 p 1983–4 sub rule pubd gaz 23 March 1974 pp 1169–71; 16 May 1975 pp 548–50; 28 February 1976 pp 759–61; 4 June 1977 pp 819–22; 29 July 1978 pp 1483–5; 25 August 1979 pp 2123–5; 26 September 1981 pp 305–7; 14 May 1983 pp 343–7; 28 January 1984 pp 191–5; 21 December 1985 pp 2145–9; 29 August 1987 pp 3497–3501; 20 August 1988 pp 3453–7 amd rule pubd gaz 23 September 1989 pp 665–705 sub rule pubd gaz 21 October 1989 pp 1279–85 amd rule pubd gaz 2 December 1989 pp 2349–88 sub rule pubd gaz 30 June 1990 pp 1243–9 amd rule pubd gaz 15 December 1990 pp 1695–1718 sub 1991 SL No. 47 s 4; 1993 SL No. 388 s 7 amd 1995 SL No. 78 s 5; 1995 SL No. 79 s 8; 1996 SL No. 295 s 5; 1997 SL No. 268 s 5; 1998 SL No. 341 s 5 © State of Queensland 1999
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