Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

DISTRICT COURT RULES 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preliminary Order
   0.1.    Citation  
   0.2.    Commencement  
   0.3.    Repeals  

   ORDER 1 -- Case flow management  

   1.1.    Application  
   1.2.    Timetables  
   1.3.    Requirements to be satisfied at time or pre-trial conference  
   1.4.    Summons for directions if timetable not met  
   1.5.    Variation of timetable  
   1.6.    Supreme Court Rules, Order 29 applies  
   1.7.    Supreme Court Rules, Order 29A does not apply  

   ORDER 1A -- Facsimile lodgement and service of certain documents  

   1A.1.   Filing or lodging by facsimile  
   1A.2.   Manner of filing or lodging by facsimile  
   1A.3.   Time of filing or lodging of facsimile documents  
   1A.4.   Approval of facsimile numbers  
   1A.5.   Original document to be kept and produced if required  
   1A.6.   Personal service by facsimile  
   1A.7.   Other service by facsimile  
   1A.8.   Time of service of facsimile documents  

   ORDER 1B -- Electronic transactions by and with the Court  

   1B.1.   Certain documents may be lodged electronically  
   1B.2.   Court’s seal applied electronically, effect of  

   ORDER 2 -- Discovery  

   2.1.    Discovery  
   2.2.    Supreme Court Rules, Order 26 applies  

   ORDER 3 -- Interrogatories  

   3.1.    Leave generally required to administer interrogatories  
   3.2.    Situations where leave not required  
   3.3.    No late interrogatories if adjournment likely  
   3.4.    Minute of proposed interrogatories to be filed  
   3.5.    Supreme Court Rules, Order 27 applies  

   ORDER 4 -- Entry for trial  

   4.1.    Supreme Court Rules, Order 33 does not apply  
   4.2.    Notice of entry for trial  
   4.3.    Judge’s Papers to be filed  
   4.4.    Notice and Judge’s Papers to be served  
   4.5.    Court may vary time for notice  

   ORDER 5 -- Case management following entry for trial  

   5.1.    Schedule of damages  
   5.2.    Pre-trial conference  
   5.3.    Exchange of expert reports  
   5.4.    Parties must attend in person  
   5.5.    Procedure at pre-trial conference  
   5.6.    Negotiations to be without prejudice  
   5.7.    Actions settled  
   5.8.    Actions not settled  
   5.9.    Listing conference  
   5.10.   Interlocutory applications subsequent to listing for trial  
   5.11.   Costs  
   5.12.   The Registrar  

   ORDER 6 -- Jurisdiction of Registrars  

   6.1.    Registrars  
   6.2.    Powers of Registrars  
   6.3.    Registrars may take accounts and make inquiries  
   6.4.    When matters within Registrar’s jurisdiction may be brought before Judge  
   6.5.    Reference by a Registrar to a Judge  
   6.6.    Office of Registrar deemed Judge’s chambers  
   6.7.    Power to seal consent orders  
   6.8.    Power to issue advertisements and summon witnesses  
   6.9.    Duty of persons summoned to attend  
   6.10.   Interest and apportionment  
   6.11.   Appeal from a Registrar  

   ORDER 7 -- Applications under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981  

   7.1.    Interpretation  
   7.2.    Application by notice of motion  
   7.3.    Filing and service of notice of motion and affidavits  
   7.4.    Further parties  
   7.5.    Deponent to be produced for cross examination  
   7.6.    Evidence  

   ORDER 8 -- Appeals to the District Court  

   8.1.    Interpretation  
   8.2.    Notice of appeal  
   8.3.    Contents of notice of appeal  
   8.4.    Notice to be specific  
   8.5.    Notice to be filed and served within 21 days  
   8.6.    Security to be paid  
   8.7.    Notice of intention to appear  
   8.8.    When an answer is to be filed and served  
   8.9.    Contents of answer  
   8.10.   Security for cross-appeal or variation  
   8.11.   All grounds to be included in notice of appeal or answer  
   8.12.   Judge may move an appeal to another Registry  
   8.13.   Where documents are to be filed  
   8.14.   Registrar to get Local Court details for appeal  
   8.15.   Copies of documents to be available  
   8.16.   When appellant can enter an appeal for hearing  
   8.17.   When respondent can enter an appeal for hearing  
   8.18.   Appeals in Perth Registry to be listed for directions  
   8.19.   Change of venue  
   8.20.   Orders that a Judge may make  
   8.21.   Notice of discontinuance without leave  
   8.22.   Notice of discontinuance by consent  
   8.23.   Costs on discontinuance  
   8.24.   Discontinuance where a party is under a disability  
   8.25.   Costs of an appeal  
   8.26.   Registrar, etc., to settle judgments and orders  
   8.27.   Local Court to be notified of appeal outcome  
   8.28.   Form of appeal documents  
   8.29.   Application of these Rules to other appeals  
   8.30.   Powers of Court on appeal  
   8.31.   Costs  
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