Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 2) Rules 1996 (Vic)

Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 2)

Rules 1996

S.R. No. 138/1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule Page

1.	Object	1
2.	Authorising provisions	1
3.	Principal Rules	1
4.	Amendment of Rule 3.02—Extension and abridgement	1
5.	New Rule 29.16 inserted	1

29. 16 Discovery after directions 1

6. New Rule 30.12 inserted 2

30. 12 Interrogatories after directions 2

7.	Substitution of the heading to Order 34	2
ORDER 34	2
PART 1—GENERAL	2
8.	New Part 2 of Order 34 inserted	2
PART 2—CASE MANAGEMENT	2

34. 05 Case management 2

9.        Amendment of Rule 59.06— Consent judgment or order by

filing 3

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NOTES 5

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STATUTORY RULES 1996

S.R. No. 138/1996

Supreme Court Act 1986

Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 2)

Rules 1996

The Judges of the Supreme Court make the following Rules:

1. Object

The object of these Rules is to make general provision for case management.

2. Authorising provisions

These Rules are made under section 25 of the powers.

3. Principal Rules

In these Rules, the General Rules of Procedure in
Civil Proceedings 19961 are called the Principal
Rules.

4.  Amendment of Rule 3.02—Extension and abridgement

In Rule 3.02(3) of the Principal Rules for "Any time" substitute "Unless the Court constituted by a Judge otherwise orders, any time".

5. New Rule 29.16 inserted

After Rule 29.15 of the Principal Rules insert—

"29.16 Discovery after directions

If the Court gives directions about discovery or inspection of documents, no party may,

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without further order, serve notice for discovery on any other party except in accordance with those directions.".

6. New Rule 30.12 inserted

After Rule 30.11 of the Principal Rules insert—

"30.12 Interrogatories after directions

If the Court gives directions about interrogatories or answers to interrogatories, no party may, without further order, serve interrogatories on any other party except in accordance with those directions.".

7. Substitution of the heading to Order 34

For the heading to Order 34 of the Principal Rules substitute—

"ORDER 34

DIRECTIONS

PART 1—GENERAL".

8. New Part 2 of Order 34 inserted

After Rule 34.04 of the Principal Rules insert—

"PART 2—CASE MANAGEMENT

34.05 Case management

(1) Any proceeding commenced by writ filed

before 1 November 1996 shall stand
dismissed on 1 July 1997 unless, before 1

July 1997—

(a) it has been admitted to one of the following lists—

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Admiralty List Building Cases List Commercial List Corporations List Intellectual Property List Long Cases List Major Torts List Valuation and Compensation List or, after 3 February 1997, the Valuation, Compensation and Planning List; or

(b)	it has been set down for trial pursuant to Order 48 or an order has been made that it be fixed for hearing; or
(c)	the Court constituted by a Judge has ordered that this Rule not apply to the proceeding.

(2) The Court constituted by a Judge may

reinstate any proceeding that stands
dismissed by the operation of paragraph
(1).".

9.  Amendment of Rule 59.06—Consent judgment or order by filing

In Rule 59.06(1) of the Principal Rules for "If"
substitute "Unless the Court constituted by a

Judge otherwise orders, if ".

Dated: 28 November 1996

J. H. PHILLIPS, C.J.
JOHN WINNEKE, P.
ROBERT BROOKING, J.A.
R. C. TADGELL, J.A.

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W. F. ORMISTON, J.A.
JOHN D. PHILLIPS, J.A.
K. M. HAYNE, J.A.
STEPHEN CHARLES, J.A.
F. H. CALLAWAY, J.A.
G. HAMPEL, J.
H. NATHAN, J.
BERNARD G. TEAGUE, J.
ALLAN W. McDONALD, J.
T. H. SMITH, J.
JOHN J. HEDIGAN, J.
DAVID BYRNE, J.
D. L. HARPER, J.
G. M. EAMES, J.
J. M. BATT, J.
H. R. HANSEN, J.

ROSEMARY BALMFORD, J.

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S.R. No. 138/1996 Notes

NOTES

1 S.R. No. 19/1996 as amended by S.R. No. 137/1996.