Supreme Court Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2018 (WA)

29 June 2018 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 2437

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Supreme Court Act 1935

Supreme Court Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2018

These rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court 1971.

Made by the judges of the Supreme Court.

I.       Citation

These rules are the Supreme Court Amendment Rules
(No. 2) 2018.

2.     Commencement

These rules come into operation as follows —

(a) rules 1 and 2 — on the day on which these rules are

published in the Gazette;

(b) the rest of the rules — on the day after that day.

3.      Rules amended

2438 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 29 June 2018

4. Order 66 amended
Delete Order 66 rule 51 and insert:

51.     When Court may fix costs

(1) In a particular action or matter the Court may, instead
of making an order for taxation of costs —

(a)	make an order fixing the costs of a party to the
action or matter in accordance with this Order; or
(b)	make an order under the Legal Profession

Act 2008 section 280(2).

(2)	The Court may make an order under subrule (1)	on its
own motion or on an application by a party.

(3) A party seeking an order under subrule (1)(b) must
apply for the order within —

(a) 30 days after the date of the relevant judgment;

or

(b) another time fixed by the Court.

The Hon. Chief Justice WAYNE MARTIN AC,
Chief Justice of Western Australia,

Supreme Court of Western Australia.

Date: 26 June 2018.