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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 the orders that 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 mentioned in the
dictionary, part 2, section 8, definition of document, paragraph (b) or
(c).
(2) The power of an entity to make rules of court extends to making rules,
not inconsistent with this Act, 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.
Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments
made or in force under the Act (see Legislation Act, s 104).
(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 people 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
stated conditions, if the rules are not complied with.