Supreme Court Amendment (Miscellaneous) Rules 2012

E. C. CRAWFORD

Chief Justice

P. E. EVANS

Puisne Judge

A. M. BLOW

Puisne Judge

S. E. TENNENT

Puisne Judge

D. J. PORTER

Puisne Judge

H. M. WOOD

Puisne Judge

Countersigned,

J. A. CONNOLLY

Registrar

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 17 October 2012

These Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the rule)

These Rules of Court amend the Supreme Court Rules 2000  –

(a) consequentially on the enactment of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2011 ; and

(b) in relation to the giving of opinion evidence; and

(c) in relation to mediation; and

(d) by updating requirements of the Court in relation to documents; and

(e) by amending the classes of proceedings that are to be commenced by application to the Court or to a judge in chambers.