LOCAL COURT RULES 2009

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1.1 Name of rules
• 1.2 Commencement
• 1.3 Definitions
• 1.4 Seal of the Court
• 1.5 Repeal of rules

PART 2 - CIVIL PROCEEDINGS (SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION)

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 2.1 Application of Part

Division 2 - Transfer of proceedings

• 2.2 Transfer of proceedings from Small Claims Division to General Division: jurisdictional limit exceeded
• 2.3 Transfer of proceedings between Small Claims Division and General Division: complexity, difficulty or importance of matters in dispute

Division 3 - Pre-trial review

• 2.4 Setting down for pre-trial review
• 2.5 Conduct of pre-trial reviews

Division 4 - Trial

• 2.6 Procedure generally
• 2.7 Procedure regarding assessment of damages

Division 5 - General

• 2.8 Use of telephones, audio-visual link and other electronic communication
• 2.9 Costs
• 2.10 Applications

PART 3 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 3.1 Definition

Division 2 - Committal proceedings

• 3.2 Commencement of proceedings
3.3.3. 9. (Repealed)
• 3.10 Papers to be sent to officer of higher court

Division 3 - Summary proceedings

• 3.11 Commencement of proceedings
• 3.12 Addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers not to be disclosed
• 3.13 Written statements in briefs of evidence

PART 4 - APPLICATION PROCEEDINGS

• 4.1 Application of Part
• 4.2 Particulars
• 4.3 Management powers
• 4.4 Summary stay or dismissal

PART 5 - SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 5.1 Application of Part
• 5.2 Definition
• 5.3 How personal service effected generally
• 5.4 Personal service on corporation
• 5.5 Personal service on inmate of correctional centre

Division 2 - Service of originating documents

• 5.6 Service of originating documents
• 5.6A Originating documents may be served on legal practitioner
• 5.6B Service of originating documents on inmate of correctional centre
• 5.7 Persons who can serve originating documents
• 5.8 Registrar may serve documents in certain application proceedings
• 5.9 Service of court attendance notices in summary proceedings

Division 3 - Service of other documents

• 5.10 Service of other documents

Division 4 - General

• 5.11 Substituted service of documents
• 5.12 Proof of service
• 5.13 Doubtful service
• 5.13A Time of service for a document sent by DX or transmitted by facsimile

PART 6 - SUBPOENAS

• 6.1 Application of Part
• 6.2 Issuing of subpoena
• 6.3 Filing of subpoenas by issuing parties
• 6.4 Service of subpoenas
• 6.5 Conduct money
• 6.6 Production by non-party
• 6.7 Subpoena may be set aside
• 6.8 Objections to inspection of subpoenaed documents
• 6.9 Return of documents and things produced under subpoena

PART 7 - WARRANTS

• 7.1 Application of Part
• 7.2 Applications for the issue of arrest warrants
• 7.3 Matters to be considered in determining whether to issue arrest warrant
• 7.4 Forms of warrants
• 7.5 Procedure after arrest
• 7.6 Warrants to commit

PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Division 1 - Provisions that apply generally

• 8.1 Court dress
• 8.2 Registrar may exercise certain functions
• 8.2A Fixed vacation

Division 2 - Provisions relating to criminal and application proceedings

• 8.3 Applications
• 8.4 Grounds of refusal of private prosecutions or application notices
• 8.5 Recording of evidence
• 8.6 Forms
• 8.7 Filing of documents
• 8.8 Review of powers exercised by registrars
• 8.9 Filing of application notice
• 8.10 Copies of court records
• 8.10A Copies of court records--video recording
• 8.11 Procedure for Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 of the Commonwealth

Division 3 - Electronic case management for criminal and application proceedings

• 8.12 Application of Division
• 8.13 Definitions
• 8.14 Registration of users
• 8.15 Electronic filing of documents
• 8.16 Uploading documents
• 8.17 Electronic issuing of a document
• 8.18 Request for a certified copy of a judgment or order
• 8.19 Request to issue subpoena
• 8.20 Coversheet generated by Online Registry

Division 4 - Appointment and removal of solicitors in criminal and application proceedings

• 8.21 Application of Division
• 8.22 Power to act by solicitor
• 8.23 Adverse parties
• 8.24 Appointment of solicitor
• 8.25 Change of solicitor
• 8.26 Removal of solicitor
• 8.27 Withdrawal of solicitor
• 8.28 Effect of change
• 8.29 Actions by a solicitor corporation