9Uniform rules

#### 9 Uniform rules 9 Uniform rules > > (1) The Uniform Rules Committee may make rules, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed by rules or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed by rules for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. > > > (2) Without limiting subsection (1), rules under this section may make provision, in relation to all civil proceedings in respect of which a court has jurisdiction (however arising), for or with respect to the matters specified in Schedule 3. > > > (3) On the commencement of this section, the rules set out in Schedule 7 are taken to have been made under this section, and may be amended and repealed accordingly. > > > (4) The rules made under this section may authorise or require the use of an electronic case management system established under clause 2 of Schedule 1 to the [Electronic Transactions Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2000-008) in relation to any proceedings in a court in respect of which the use of such a system is authorised by an order in force under clause 3 of Schedule 1 to that Act. > > > (5) This section does not give power to make rules with respect to— > > > > > (a) any matter relating to costs that is regulated by the legal profession legislation (as defined in section 3A of the [Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-016)), or > > > > > (b) any matter for which Admission Rules may be made under the [Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2014-16a). > > > (6) This section does not limit the operation of section 78 of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015). > > **s 9:** Am 2005 No 28, Sch 5.3 \[2\]; 2010 No 119, Sch 2.10 \[1\] \[2\]' 2015 No 7, Sch 2.3 \[2\].