Part 11 General

Part 1.1 General 1 Jurisdiction (1) the jurisdiction of ACT courts, including civil, criminal and any appellate jurisdiction (2) the jurisdiction of prescribed tribunals (3) the jurisdiction of registrars and deputy registrars, including review of their decisions 2 Service of documents service of documents, including, for example, the following: (a) the kinds of service, including personal service and electronic service; (b) service outside the ACT or Australia; (c) service of foreign legal process in the ACT 3 Evidence taking evidence generally, including, for example, the following: (a) the way evidence may be given; (b) dispensing with the rules of evidence; (c) taking evidence out of court; (d) taking of evidence for future claims; (e) subpoenas;

Part 1.1 General Item 4 (f) affidavits and exchange of correspondence instead of affidavit evidence; (g) obtaining evidence, including calling witnesses; (h) taking evidence outside the ACT or Australia; (i) taking evidence in the ACT for foreign courts and tribunals 4 Certain proceedings (1) review of Magistrates Court decisions by order nisi (2) cases stated and questions reserved to the Supreme Court (3) cases stated and questions reserved from the Supreme Court to the Court of Appeal 5 Admission of lawyers the admission of lawyers 6 Miscellaneous the following matters: (a) case management; (b) documents filed in registries, including electronic filing; (c) the receipt, issue or transmission electronically of forms and other documents and material for use in, or in relation to, proceedings; (d) functions of registries generally; (e) exhibits and other things held by an ACT court or prescribed tribunal for a proceeding, including, for example, disposal or destruction of unclaimed things; (f) rules relating to lawyers acting for parties in proceedings; (g) rules about the reckoning of time and anything else about time;

General Part 1.1 Item 6 (h) confidentiality for mediators, neutral evaluators and expert witnesses; (i) protection from liability for mediators, neutral evaluators and expert witnesses; (j) security of court premises, including the use of electronic devices in court premises; (k) transitional arrangements

Item 7 7 Beginning proceedings beginning proceedings, including, for example, the following: (a) originating process, including duration, renewal and setting aside; (b) where to begin proceedings; (c) preliminary discovery, including discovery to identify defendants 8 Transfer between courts transfer of proceedings between courts, including, for the Supreme Court, cross-vesting of jurisdiction 9 Parties and proceedings parties and proceedings, including, for example, the following: (a) several causes of action and parties in civil proceedings, including reconstitution of proceedings and representative parties; (b) multiple civil proceedings; (c) interpleader proceedings; (d) proceedings by or against businesses or people with a legal disability; (e) set-off and contribution, including, for example, rights to set-off and contribution; (f) third-party procedure