3500Definitions—pt 3.9

3500 Definitions—pt 3.9 custody includes confinement. defendant means the person named as the defendant in— (a) a habeas corpus order; or (b) an application for a habeas corpus order. habeas corpus order includes an order for the production of a person in custody for the purpose of examination or trial. 3501 Application—pt 3.9 This part applies only to the Supreme Court. 3502 Habeas corpus—writs of habeas corpus abolished Writs of habeas corpus are no longer to be issued by the court. 3503 Habeas corpus—order instead of writ of habeas corpus (1) If, before the commencement of these rules, the court had jurisdiction to grant any relief by way of a writ of habeas corpus, the court continues to have jurisdiction to grant the relief. (2) However, the court may grant the relief only by making an order under these rules in the nature of, and to the same effect as, the relief that would have been available before the commencement of these Habeas corpus Part 3.9 Rule 3504