ACTIn ForceRegulation
Court Procedures Rules
5138Appeals to Supreme Court—summaries of arguments
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 5138
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Court Procedures Rules.
5138 Appeals to Supreme Court—summaries of arguments
(1) A party’s summary of arguments must state as briefly as possible—
(a) the issues in the appeal; and
(b) an outline of the argument expected to be made on each issue,
mentioning the steps in the argument and any legislation,
authority or finding of fact to be relied on for each step; and
(c) if there is to be a challenge to any of the findings of fact of the
court or tribunal—
(i) the claimed error (including any failure to make a finding
of fact); and
(ii) the reasons why the party considers the finding was an
error; and
Rule 5139
(iii) the finding that the party considers should have been made;
and
(d) for an appellant—a chronology of the facts; and
(e) if a respondent disagrees with an appellant’s chronology of
facts—the respondent’s chronology of facts that highlights
where the respondent’s chronology differs from the appellant’s
chronology.
(2) If the summary relies on a matter in another document, the summary
(a) for a document mentioned in rule 5139 (3) (a) to (c)—identify
the document as mentioned in the paragraphs; and
(b) for other documents—if relevant, identify the page of the
document relied on.