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Supreme Court (Chapter I Trans-Tasman Proceedings Further Amendment) Rules 2013

S.R. No. 146/2013

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Address for service of defendant

5Form 8A substituted

Form 8A—Notice of Appearance

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STATUTORY RULES 2013

S.R. No. 146/2013

Supreme Court Act 1986

Supreme Court (Chapter I Trans-Tasman Proceedings Further Amendment) Rules 2013

The Judges of the Supreme Court make the following Rules:

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend Rule 8.06 and Form 8A in Chapter I of the Rules of the Supreme Court to reflect the requirements of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 of the Commonwealth for address for service in a notice of appearance.

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 2 December 2013.

4Address for service of defendant

In Rule 8.06(3) of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005[1], after "Commonwealth" insert "or the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 of the Commonwealth".

5Form 8A substituted

For Form 8A of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 substitute—

"FORM 8A

Rule 8.05(1)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE

[heading as in originating process]

FILE an appearance for [full name of defendant] the abovenamed defendant.

Dated:

[Signed]

The address of the defendant is

[insert address].

*[Where the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 of the Commonwealth applies] The address for service of the defendant within Australia is [insert address].

*[Where the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 of the Commonwealth applies] The address for service of the defendant in Australia or New Zealand is [insert address].

*[Where neither of those Acts applies and the defendant appears in person and the address of the defendant is outside Victoria] The address of the defendant within Victoria for service is [insert address].

*[Where neither of those Acts applies and the defendant appears by a solicitor] The name or firm and the business address within Victoria of the solicitor for the defendant is [insert name or firm and business address].

*[Where neither of those Acts applies and the solicitor is an agent of another] The name or firm and business address of the principal is [insert name or firm and business address].

*delete if not applicable.

__________________".

Dated:    28 November 2013

M. L. WARREN, C.J.

CHRISTOPHER MAXWELL, P.

MARK WEINBERG, J.A.

PAMELA TATE, J.A.

R. S. OSBORN, J.A.

SIMON P. WHELAN, J.A.

PAUL COGHLAN, J.A.

J. G. SANTAMARIA, J.A.

DAVID F. R. BEACH, J.A.

K. WILLIAMS, J.

STEPHEN KAYE, J.

ELIZABETH HOLLINGWORTH, J.

KEVIN H. BELL, J.

KIM HARGRAVE, J.

ANTHONY CAVANOUGH, J.

ELIZABETH CURTAIN, J.

ROSS ROBSON, J.

JACK FORREST, J.

JAMES JUDD, J.

PETER VICKERY, J.

EMILIOS KYROU, J.

KARIN EMERTON, J.

ANNE FERGUSON, J.

M. L. SIFRIS, J.

PETER ALMOND, J.

JOHN DIXON, J.

C. MACAULAY, J.

KATE McMILLAN, J.

G. J. DIGBY, J.

JAMES D. ELLIOT, J.

T. J. GINNANE, J.

MELANIE SLOSS, J.

M. J. CROUCHER, J.

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Rule 4: S.R. No. 148/2005.  Reprint No. 5 as at 11 October 2013. 

Reprinted to S.R. No. 119/2013.