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

Statutory Rules 1986 No. 861

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Rules of the Supreme Court of the

Australian Capital Territory2 (Amendment)

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 23 April 1986.

J. MILES

Chief Justice

J. J. A. KELLY

Judge

J. F. GALLOP

Judge

P. G. DINGWALL

Registrar

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Commencement

1. These Rules shall come into operation on 1 May 1986.

2. Order 42a of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory is repealed and the following Order substituted:

“ORDER 42a

INTEREST ON JUDGMENTS

Rate of interest

“1. Subject to rule 2 of this Order, the rate of interest fixed for the purpose of section 54 of the Act is 15% per annum.

Rate of interest in respect of earlier judgments

“2. In respect of a judgment entered before 1 May 1986, the rate of interest fixed in respect of the period commencing on the date on which the judgment was entered and ending at the expiration of 30 April 1986 is—

(i) in respect of a judgment entered before 1 October 1977—5% per annum; and

(ii) in respect of a judgment entered on or after 1 October 1977—10% per annum.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 April 1986.

2. Statutory Rules 1937 No. 85 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1986 No. 8 and see also