49Court's power to order and direct trial procedures and conduct of hearing

49 Court's power to order and direct trial procedures and conduct of hearing (1) In addition to any other power a court may have, a court may give any direction or make any order it considers appropriate to further the overarching purpose in relation to the conduct of the hearing in a civil proceeding. (2) A direction or an order under subsection (1) may be given or made by the court at any time— (a) before a hearing commences; or (b) during a hearing. (3) Without limiting subsection (1), a court may give any direction or make any order it considers appropriate with respect to— (a) the order in which evidence is to be given and addresses made; (b) the order in which questions of fact are to be tried; (c) limiting the time to be taken by a trial, including the time a party may take to present the party's case; (d) witnesses, including— (i) limiting the time to be taken in examining, cross-examining or re-examining witnesses; (ii) not allowing cross-examination of particular witnesses; S. 49(3)(d)(iii) amended by No. 62/2012 s. 9. (iii) limiting the number of witnesses that a party may call; (e) limiting the issues or matters that may be the subject of examination or cross-examination; (f) limiting the length or duration of written and oral submissions; (g) limiting the numbers of documents to be prepared or that a party may tender in evidence; (h) the preparation by the parties of an agreed bundle of documents for use in the proceeding or a schedule summarising business records or other documents; (i) the place, time and mode of trial; (j) evidence, including, but not limited to whether evidence in chief should be given orally, by affidavit or by witness statement; (k) costs, including the proportions in which the parties are to bear any costs; (l) any other matter specified in rules of court. S. 50 repealed by No. 62/2012 s. 5, new s. 50 inserted by No. 25/2014 s. 5.