193Additional powers

193 Additional powers

(1)  The powers of a court in relation to –

(a) the discovery or inspection of documents; and

(b) ordering disclosure and exchange of evidence, intended evidence, documents and reports –

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) or (b) of the definition of document .

(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 –

(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

(3)  Without limiting subsection (2) , 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.

(4)  Without limiting subsection (2) , 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.