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### 193 Additional powers
> > (1) The powers of a court in relation to –
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> > > > (a) the discovery or inspection of documents; and
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> > > > (b) ordering disclosure and exchange of evidence, intended evidence, documents and reports –
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> > extend to enabling the court to make any orders the court thinks fit, including orders about methods of inspection, adjournments and costs, to ensure that the parties to a proceeding can adequately, and in an appropriate manner, inspect documents of the kind referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS3@Gs1@Nd35957435763889@Hpa@EN) or [(b)](#GS3@Gs1@Nd35957435763889@Hpb@EN) of the [definition of ***document***](#GS3@Gs1@Nd35957435763889@EN) .
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> > (2) The power of a person or body to make rules of court extends to making rules, not inconsistent with this Act or the regulations, prescribing matters –
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> > > > (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
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> > > > (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
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> > (3) Without limiting [subsection (2)](#GS193@Gs2@EN) , rules made under that subsection may provide for the discovery, exchange, inspection or disclosure of intended evidence, documents and reports of persons intended to be called by a party to give evidence in a proceeding.
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> > (4) Without limiting [subsection (2)](#GS193@Gs2@EN) , rules made under that subsection may provide for the exclusion of evidence, or for its admission on specified terms, if the rules are not complied with.