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

Statutory Rules 1981 No. 1961

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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 7th July 1981.

R. A. BLACKBURN

Chief Judge

XAVIER CONNOR

Judge

J. KELLY

Judge

B. J. PROCTOR

Registrar

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Principal Rules

1. 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

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

(a) by omitting from sub-rule (3) “$174” and substituting “$198”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-rule (4) “$198” (wherever occurring) and substituting “$230”.

(2) The amendments effected by sub-rule (1) apply to writs issued on or after 1 August 1981.

Scale of costs

3. Rule 7 of Order 65 of the Principal Rules is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-rule (6) “and before 1 August 1981” after “1978”; and

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

“(7) 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 August 1981 is increased by 200%.”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 July 1981.

2. Statutory Rules 1937 No. 85 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1981 No. 104 and see also