54Supreme Court applications

54 Supreme Court applications

(1)  [Section 54 Subsection (1) amended by No. 5 of 2005, s. 19, Applied:06 May 2005] An application to the Supreme Court under section 53  –

(a) is to be made in accordance with the Rules of Court made under the Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932 or, to the extent the rules do not provide, as directed by the Supreme Court; and

(b) is to be heard in Chambers.

(2)  The burden of proof on an application is on the person seeking to withhold the information or document.

(3)  In determining an application, the Supreme Court may make all orders necessary for the practical operation of this Division and, in particular, may make orders –

(a) excusing a person from providing or producing, or requiring a person to provide or produce, the whole or part of the information or document; or

(b) amending the notice or order by which the information or document was required to be provided or produced.

(4)  The costs of an application are to be borne as ordered by the Supreme Court.