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2722Account—orders
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2722 Account—orders
(1) This rule applies if the court orders the taking of an account.
(2) The court may, by the same or a later order, make the orders it
considers appropriate about taking or verifying the account,
including, for example, orders about the following:
(a) the advertisements to be published, the evidence to be presented,
the procedure to be followed, and the time and place for taking
the account;
(b) if the court orders an advertisement to be published—an order
excluding from the benefit of the order for the taking of the
account a claimant who does not send full particulars of the
claimant’s claim to the person named in the advertisement,
within the time stated in the advertisement;
(c) whether in taking the account the books and records of account
are evidence of the matters contained in them;
(d) the people (whether or not parties to the proceeding) to be served
with the order and who are entitled to be heard on the taking of
the account;
(e) the people to be called as witnesses at the taking of the account;
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(f) whether an order should be given for a balance found to be
owing.
Note Pt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application for a later
(3) If the court orders that the books and records of account are evidence
of the matters contained in them, the parties have leave to take
objections.