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Supreme Court (Chapter I Litigation Guardian Amendment) Rules 2016

S.R. No. 139/2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Litigation guardian of person under disability

5Statute law revision

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2016

S.R. No. 139/2016

Supreme Court Act 1986

Supreme Court (Chapter I Litigation Guardian Amendment) Rules 2016

The Judges of the Supreme Court make the following Rules:

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend Chapter I of the Rules of the Supreme Court—

(a)to change the default position in Victoria as to a litigation guardian's liability for costs awarded against a person under disability; and

(b)to make a statute law revision amendment to Form 44A.

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 January 2017.

4Litigation guardian of person under disability

After Rule 15.02(3) of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015[1] insert—

"(4)Unless for special reason the Court otherwise orders, the litigation guardian of a person under disability is not personally liable for costs awarded against the person.".

5Statute law revision

In clause 3(i) of Form 44A of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015, for "appropriate," substitute "appropriate".

Dated:   24 November 2016

M. L. WARREN, C.J.

CHRISTOPHER MAXWELL, P.

SIMON P. WHELAN, J.A.

J. G. SANTAMARIA, J.A.

DAVID F. R. BEACH, J.A.

EMILIOS KYROU, J.A.

ANNE FERGUSON, J.A.

S. G. E. McLEISH, J.A.

ELIZABETH HOLLINGWORTH, J.

KEVIN H. BELL, J.

KIM HARGRAVE, J.

ANTHONY CAVANOUGH, J.

JACK FORREST, J.

LEX LASRY, J.

JAMES JUDD, J.

PETER VICKERY, J.

KARIN EMERTON, J.

CLYDE CROFT, J.

M. L. SIFRIS, J.

PETER ALMOND, J.

JOHN R. DIXON, J.

KATE McMILLAN, J.

GREG GARDE, J.

G. J. DIGBY, J.

JAMES D. ELLIOTT, J.

T. J. GINNANE, J.

MELANIE SLOSS, J.

M. J. CROUCHER, J.

CHRISTOPHER W. BEALE, J.

MICHAEL McDONALD, J.

P. J. RIORDAN, J.

JANE A. DIXON, J.

A. J. KEOGH, J.

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Endnotes

[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 103/2015. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 October 2016. Reprinted to S.R. No. 109/2016.