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

Statutory Rules 1986 No. 261

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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 24 February 1986.

JEFFREY 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 March 1986.

Principal Rules

2. In these Rules, “Principal Rules” means the Rules of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.

Indorsement of notice as to stay of proceedings

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

(a) by omitting from paragraph (3) (a) “$252” and substituting “$263”;

and

(b) by omitting from sub-rule (4) “$292” (wherever occurring) and substituting “$307”.

(2) The amendments effected by sub-rule (1) apply to writs issued on or after 1 March 1986.

Scale of costs

4. Rule 7 of Order 65 is amended by adding at the end the following sub-rule:

“(4) The amount that may be claimed under the Fourth Schedule (except under item 36 or 37) in respect of work done or services performed on or after 1 March 1986 is increased by 8.21%.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 February 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