Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 366) 2002 (NSW)

2002 No 798

New South Wales

Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No

366) 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

The object of these Rules is to amend Part 67 of the Supreme Court Rules 1970 to remove the requirement to file a notice of motion for directions when filing a statement of claim for defamation.

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Rule 1	Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 366) 2002

Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 366) 2002

under the

Supreme Court Act 1970

1      Name of Rules

These Rules are the Supreme Court Rules (Amendment
No 366) 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 366) 2002

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments

(Rule 2)

[1]      Part 67 rule 11A

Omit the rule.

[2]      Part 67 rule 11B

Omit “pursuant to rule 11A”.

[3]      Part 67 rule 11C

Omit “Upon the filing of a notice of motion under rule 11A for a hearing for directions”.

Insert instead “On the filing of a statement of claim”.

BY AUTHORITY

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