Rules of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1978 No. 86

RULES OF COURT UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY SUPREME COURT ACT 1933*

We, Judges appointed under sub-section 7 (1) of the Australian Capital Territory Supreme Court Act 1933, hereby make the following Rules of Court under section 28 of that Act.

Dated this sixteenth day of June 1978.

R. A. BLACKBURN

Chief Judge

XAVIER CONNOR

Judge

D. G McGREGOR

Judge

Z. HARTSTEIN

Registrar

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AMENDMENTS OF THE RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY 

Principal Rules

1. The Rules of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory are in these Rules referred to as the Principal Rules.

Indorsement of notice as to stay of proceedings

2. (1) Rule 6 of Order 4 of the Principal Rules is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-rule (3) “ $70 ” and substituting “ $84 ”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-rule (4) “ $90 ” (wherever occurring) and substituting “ $108 ”.

(2) The amendments effected by sub-rule (1) apply to writs issued on or after 1 July 1978.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 June 1978.

  Statutory Rules 1937, No. 85 as amended by Statutory Rules 1938, No. 99; 1939, Nos. 48 and 61; 1950, No. 22; 1956, No. 135; 1958, No. 64; 1962, Nos. 47 and 76; 1966, No. 132; 1967, No. 68; 1968, No. 13; 1969, Nos. 57, 66, 221 and 222; 1972, No. 189; 1973, Nos. 95 and 149; 1974, Nos. 25, 60 and 197; 1975, No. 81; 1976, No. 190; and 1977, No. 152.

 

Scale of costs

3. Rule 7 of Order 65 is amended—

(a) by inserting after “ 15 September 1976 ” in sub-rule (5) “ and before 1 July 1978 ”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-rule:

“ (6) The amount that may be claimed under the Fourth Schedule (except under item 104 or 105) in respect of work done or services performed on or after 1 July 1978 is increased by 140 per cent.”.