Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 365) 2002 (NSW)

2002 No 797

New South Wales

Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No

365) 2002

under the

Supreme Court Act 1970

The Supreme Court Rule Committee made the following rules of court under the

Supreme Court Act 1970 on 21 October 2002.

Steven Jupp

Secretary of the Rule Committee

Explanatory note

Under Part 14B rule 7 of the Supreme Court Rules 1970, the Supreme Court may of its own motion dismiss proceedings entered in the Possession List if a defence to a claim for possession of land has not been filed within 5 months of the possession claim being entered. The object of these Rules is to enable a Registrar of the Supreme Court to exercise this power of the Court to dismiss proceedings entered in the Possession List.

Published in Gazette No 201 of 1 November 2002, page 9325 Page 1
2002 No 797

Rule 1 Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 365) 2002

Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 365) 2002

under the

Supreme Court Act 1970

1      Name of Rules

These Rules are the Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 365)
2002.

2 Amendment of Supreme Court Rules 1970

The Supreme Court Rules 1970 are amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

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Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 365) 2002

Amendment	Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendment

(Rule 2)

Schedule E

Insert after the matter relating to Part 14A in Part 1:

Part 14B—

Rule 7 (1)	Dismiss proceedings in Possession List if defence not filed
BY AUTHORITY

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