Supreme Court (DX, Address and References to the Sovereign Amendments) Rules 2023 (Vic)
Supreme Court (DX, Address and References to the Sovereign Amendments) Rules 2023
S.R. No. 21/2023
table of provisions
Rule Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Object
2Authorising provisions
3Commencement
Part 2—DX references
Division 1—Chapter I
4Form of document
Division 2—Chapter II
5Form of document
Part 3—Updating addresses
Division 1—Chapter I
6Form 5A
7Form 5B
8Form 5E
9Form 5G
10Form 10A
11Form 11A
12Form 41B
13Form 41AA
14Forms 42B, 42C and 42AA—Subpoenas
15Form 45A
16Form 45B
17Form 46A
18Form 61M
19Form 72F
Division 2—Chapter II
20Summons for directions
Division 3—Chapter VI
21Subpoenas
Part 4—References to the Sovereign
Division 1—Chapter I
22Procedure
Division 2—Chapter II
23Qualification
Division 3—Chapter VI
24Form of document
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Endnotes
statutory rules 2023
S.R. No. 21/2023
Supreme Court Act 1986
Supreme Court (DX, Address and References to the Sovereign Amendments) Rules 2023
The Judges of the Supreme Court make the following Rules:
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1Object
The object of these Rules is to amend Chapters I, II and VI of the Rules of the Supreme Court to remove redundant references to the discontinued DX service, to update addresses of the Supreme Court and to update references to the Sovereign.
2Authorising provisions
These Rules are made under section 25 of the Supreme Court Act 1986 and all other enabling powers.
3Commencement
These Rules come into operation on 1 April 2023.
PART 2—DX REFERENCES
Division 1—Chapter I
4Form of document
In Rule 27.03(11)(a) of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015[1] omit ", document exchange number".
Division 2—Chapter II
5Form of document
In Forms 2–9A, 2–9B, 2–9C, 2–9D, 2–9E, 2–9F, 2–9G, 2–9H, 2–9I, 2–9J, 2–9K, 2–9L, 2–9M,
2–9N, 2–9O, 2–9P, 2–9Q, 2–9R, 2–9S, 2–9T,
2–9U, 2–9V, 2–9W, 2–9X, 2–9Y and 2–15F of the Supreme Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2018[2] omit "DX:".
PART 3—UPDATING ADDRESSES
Division 1—Chapter I
6Form 5A
In Form 5A of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for paragraph (a), where first occurring, substitute—
'(a)filing a "Notice of Appearance" with the Prothonotary by submitting the Notice of Appearance for filing electronically in RedCrest or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See and'.
7Form 5B
In Form 5B of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for paragraph (a), where first occurring, substitute—
'(a)filing a "Notice of Appearance" with the Prothonotary by submitting the Notice of Appearance for filing electronically in RedCrest or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See and'.
8Form 5E
In Form 5E of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015—
(a)for "Supreme Court, 436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne" substitute "Supreme Court [insert address or other location details of hearing]";
(b)for paragraph (a), where secondly occurring, substitute—
'(a)filing a "Notice of Appearance" with the Prothonotary by submitting the Notice of Appearance for filing electronically in RedCrest or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See and'.
9Form 5G
In Form 5G of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for paragraph (a), where first occurring, substitute—
'(a)filing a "Notice of Appearance" with the Prothonotary by submitting the Notice of Appearance for filing electronically in RedCrest or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See and'.
10Form 10A
In Form 10A of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for paragraph (a), where first occurring, substitute—
'(a)filing a "Notice of Appearance" with the Prothonotary by submitting the Notice of Appearance for filing electronically in RedCrest or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See and'.
11Form 11A
In Form 11A of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for paragraph (a), where first occurring, substitute—
'(a)filing a "Notice of Appearance" with the Prothonotary by submitting the Notice of Appearance for filing electronically in RedCrest or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See and'.
12Form 41B
In Form 41B of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for "436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne" substitute "[insert address]".
13Form 41AA
In Form 41AA of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for "Judge in the Practice Court, Supreme Court, William Street, Melbourne [or the Associate Judge in Court No. , Supreme Court, 436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne]" substitute "*Judge of the Court/*Associate Judge/*Judicial Registrar at [insert address or other location details of hearing]".
14Forms 42B, 42C and 42AA—Subpoenas
(1)In Form 42B of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for "436 Lonsdale Street Melbourne" substitute "Electronic filing at [email protected] or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See Form 42C of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for "436 Lonsdale Street Melbourne" substitute "Electronic filing at [email protected] or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See Form 42AA of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for "436 Lonsdale Street Melbourne" substitute "Electronic filing at [email protected] or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See 45A
In Form 45A of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 omit "436 Lonsdale Street,".
16Form 45B
In Form 45B of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015—
(a)omit "in Court No. ";
(b)omit "436 Lonsdale Street,".
17Form 46A
In Form 46A of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015—
(a)omit "in Court No. ";
(b)omit "436 Lonsdale Street,".
18Form 61M
In Form 61M of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015—
(a)for "Judge in the Practice Court, Supreme Court, William Street, Melbourne [or the Associate Judge in Court No. , Supreme Court, 436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne]" substitute "*Judge of the Court/*Associate Judge/*Judicial Registrar at [insert address or other location details of hearing]";
(b)at the end of the Form insert—
"*Delete if not applicable.".
19Form 72F
In Form 72F of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015—
(a)for "Associate Judge in Court No. , Supreme Court, 436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne" substitute "*Associate Judge/*Judicial Registrar at [insert address or other location details of hearing]";
(b)at the end of the Form insert—
"*Delete if not applicable.".
Division 2—Chapter II
20Summons for directions
In Form 2–23B of the Supreme Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2018—
(a)for "Associate Judge in Court No. , Supreme Court, 436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne" substitute "*Judge of the Court/*Associate Judge/*Judicial Registrar at [insert address or other location details of hearing]";
(b)at the end of the Form insert—
"*Delete if not applicable.".
Division 3—Chapter VI
21Subpoenas
(1)In Form 6–1B of the Supreme Court (Criminal Procedure) Rules 2017[3], for "436 Lonsdale Street Melbourne" substitute "Electronic filing at [email protected] or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See Form 6–1C of the Supreme Court (Criminal Procedure) Rules 2017, for "436 Lonsdale Street Melbourne" substitute "Electronic filing at [email protected] or in person at the Principal Registry, 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne. See align="center">PART 4—REFERENCES TO THE SOVEREIGN
Division 1—Chapter I
22Procedure
In Rule 75.06(3)(a) of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for "Queen" substitute "King".
Division 2—Chapter II
23Qualification
In Rule 14.08(2) of the Supreme Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2018, for "Queen's Counsel" substitute "King's Counsel".
Division 3—Chapter VI
24Form of document
In Forms 6–2A, 6–2B, 6–2F, 6–2G, 6–3A, 6–4A, 6–4B, 6–4E, 6–4F, 6–10A and 6–10B of the Supreme Court (Criminal Procedure) Rules 2017, for "Queen" substitute "King".
Dated: 30 March 2023
ANNE FERGUSON, C.J.
KARIN EMERTON, P.
DAVID F. R. BEACH, J.A
EMILIOS KYROU, J.A.
S. G. E. MCLEISH, J.A.
R. NIALL, J.A
T. FORREST, J.A
C. MACAULAY, J.A.
ELIZABETH HOLLINGWORTH, J.
JOHN DIXON, J.
JAMES D. ELLIOTT, J.
T. J. GINNANE, J.
MELANIE SLOSS, J.
CHRISTOPHER W. BEALE, J.
MICHAEL McDONALD, J.
JANE DIXON, J.
A. J. KEOGH, J.
M. N. CONNOCK, J.
MELINDA RICHARDS, J.
S. J. MOORE, J.
ANDREW J. TINNEY, J.
L. M. NICHOLS, J.
JIM DELANY, J.
KATHRYN STYNES, J.
JAMES GORTON, J.
MICHAEL OSBORNE, J.
RICHARD ATTIWILL, J.
ANDREA TSALAMANDRIS, J.
LISA HANNAN, J.
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ENDNOTES
[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 103/2015. Reprint No. 2 as at 2 January 2018. Reprinted to S.R. No. 127/2017. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 32/2018, 33/2018, 58/2018, 131/2018, 132/2018, 168/2018, 19/2019, 21/2019, 38/2019, 73/2019, 90/2019, 122/2019, 124/2019, 29/2020, 30/2020, 57/2020, 98/2020, 16/2021, 17/2021, 105/2021, 144/2021, 34/2022, 132/2022 and 133/2022.
[2] Rule 5: S.R. No. 57/2018 as amended by S.R. Nos 19/2019, 124/2019, 98/2020 and 131/2020.
[3] Rule 21(1): S.R. No. 126/2017 as amended by S.R. Nos 32/2018, 33/2018, 133/2018, 168/2018, 21/2019, 73/2019, 123/2019, 17/2021 and 34/2022.
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