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Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 11) Rules 2008

S.R. No. 32/2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Form of document

5Statute law revision

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STATUTORY RULES 2008

S.R. No. 32/2008

Supreme Court Act 1986

Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 11) Rules 2008

The Judges of the Supreme Court make the following Rules:

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 to permit doubled-sided printing of documents and to make minor statute law revision amendments.

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 12 May 2008.

4Form of document

For Rule 27.03(2) of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005[1] substitute—

"(2)Subject to the Rules—

(a)a document may be printed single-sided or double-sided, but not partly single‑sided and partly double-sided;

(b)the sheets of a document shall be securely fastened—

(i)if the document is single-sided, at the top left hand corner;

(ii)if the document is double-sided, along the left hand side; and

(iii)without obscuring the writing or the margin;

(c)a left hand margin of at least 25 millimetres and a top margin of 30 millimetres shall be kept clear on each sheet of a document that bears writing;

(d)the pages of a document shall be consecutively numbered; and

(e)a document shall have double spacing between the lines.".

5Statute law revision

In the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005—

(a)in Rule 24.01(c) for "Rule 48.01(b)" substitute "Rule 48.02(b)";

(b)in Rule 42A.12(1)(a) for "him" substitute "the Prothonotary".

Dated:     23 April 2008

M. L. WARREN, C.J.

CHRISTOPHER MAXWELL, P.

PETER BUCHANAN, J.A.

GEOFFREY NETTLE, J.A.

DAVID ASHLEY, J.A.

ROBERT REDLICH, J.A.

MURRAY B. KELLAM, J.A.

P. D. CUMMINS, J.

T. H. SMITH, J.

DAVID BYRNE, J.

H. R. HANSEN, J.

PHILIP MANDIE, J.

BERNARD D. BONGIORNO, J.

D. J. HABERSBERGER, J.

R. S. OSBORN, J.

K. WILLIAMS, J.

STEPHEN KAYE, J.

SIMON P. WHELAN, J.

ELIZABETH HOLLINGWORTH, J.

KEVIN H. BELL, J.

BETTY JUNE KING, J.

ANTHONY CAVANOUGH, J.

ELIZABETH CURTAIN, J.

ROSS ROBSON, J.

JACK FORREST, J.

LEX LASRY, J.

JAMES JUDD, J.

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[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 148/2005.  Reprint No. 1 as at 3 September 2007.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 91/2007 and subsequently amended by S.R. No. 128/2007.