Part 18Preliminary discovery and discovery from

Part 18 Preliminary discovery and discovery from non-party 18.01 Definitions ...................................................................................... 58 18.02 Privilege ......................................................................................... 59 18.03 Ascertaining description of prospective defendant ........................ 59 18.04 Party may ascertain description of non-party................................. 60 18.05 Discovery from prospective defendant .......................................... 60 18.06 Discovery from non-party relating to relief ..................................... 60 18.07 Discovery from non-party relating to question ............................... 60 18.08 Procedure ...................................................................................... 61 18.09 Inspection of documents ................................................................ 61 18.10 Costs ............................................................................................. 61 19.01 Definition........................................................................................ 62 19.02 Restrictive effect of admission ....................................................... 62 19.03 Admission of debt .......................................................................... 62 19.04 Voluntary admission of facts .......................................................... 62 19.05 Notice to dispute facts ................................................................... 62 19.06 Notice to dispute authenticity of documents .................................. 63 19.07 Costs of proof ................................................................................ 63 19.08 Judgment on admission ................................................................. 64 20.01 Definitions ...................................................................................... 64 20.02 Party may make offer .................................................................... 64 20.03 Acceptance of offer........................................................................ 65 20.04 Effect of offer ................................................................................. 65 20.05 No disclosure of offer to Court ....................................................... 66 20.06 Order in terms of accepted offer .................................................... 66

Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998 vii 20.07 Costs consequences of failure to accept ....................................... 66 20.08 Multiple defendants ....................................................................... 67 20.09 Offer to contribute .......................................................................... 68 20.10 Interest on offer of compromise ..................................................... 68 20.11 Where tender before action pleaded ............................................. 68 20.12 Paying money into Court ............................................................... 68 20.13 Notice of deposit ............................................................................ 68 20.14 Withdrawal by defendant ............................................................... 69 20.15 Acceptance by plaintiff ................................................................... 69 20.16 Effect of acceptance ...................................................................... 70 20.17 Order for payment out after acceptance ........................................ 71 20.18 Money not accepted ...................................................................... 71 20.19 No disclosure of payment into court .............................................. 71 20.20 Costs consequences of payment into Court .................................. 72 21.01 Manner of giving evidence ............................................................. 73 21.02 Use of affidavit at hearing .............................................................. 73 21.03 Attendance and production ............................................................ 73 21.04 Inspection of place, &c. ................................................................. 74 21.05 Admission of copy ......................................................................... 74 21.06 Person about to leave territory....................................................... 74 22.01 Form of affidavit ............................................................................. 74 22.02 Affidavit relating to motor vehicle accident..................................... 75 22.03 Affidavit by multiple deponents ...................................................... 75 22.04 Affidavit by person unable to read ................................................. 76 22.05 Affidavit by person unable to write ................................................. 76 22.06 Affidavit by person unable to understand English .......................... 77 22.07 Content of affidavit ......................................................................... 77 22.08 Annexures and exhibits ................................................................. 77 22.09 Filing .............................................................................................. 78 22.10 Alterations...................................................................................... 78 22.11 Irregularity...................................................................................... 78 22.12 Affidavit witnessed by party etc. .................................................... 78 22.13 Affidavit made before commencement of proceedings .................. 79 23.01 Definitions ...................................................................................... 79 23.02 Order to attend .............................................................................. 79 23.03 Summons to give evidence............................................................ 79 23.04 Form and filing of summons for production.................................... 80