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LOCAL COURT (CIVIL JURISDICTION) RULES 1998
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Part 18 Preliminary discovery and discovery from
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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
Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998 viii
23.05 Summons for production after hearing date fixed .......................... 80
23.06 Summons for production before hearing date fixed ....................... 80
23.07 Service........................................................................................... 81
23.08 Expenses and losses incurred complying with summons .............. 81
23.09 Delivery of documents by hand or post ......................................... 82
23.10 Objections and setting aside summons ......................................... 82
23.11 Orders for inspection ..................................................................... 82
24.01 Statement of expert evidence ........................................................ 83
24.02 Putting other party's expert statement in evidence ........................ 84
24.03 Request for examination of plaintiff ............................................... 84
24.04 Costs of examination ..................................................................... 84
24.05 Report of examination ................................................................... 84
24.06 Expert's report admissible ............................................................. 85
24.07 Attendance of expert ..................................................................... 85
25.01 Definition........................................................................................ 85
25.02 Form of application ........................................................................ 85
25.03 Filing .............................................................................................. 86
25.04 Service........................................................................................... 86
25.05 Person served to file affidavit......................................................... 86
25.06 Failure to attend hearing ................................................................ 86
25.07 Attendance by teleconferencing .................................................... 87
26.01 Injunctions ..................................................................................... 87
26.02 Preservation of property ................................................................ 87
27.01 Application for judgment by plaintiff ............................................... 88
27.02 Plaintiff's affidavit ........................................................................... 88
27.03 Service on defendant ..................................................................... 89
27.04 Defendant may show cause .......................................................... 89
27.05 Hearing of application .................................................................... 89
27.06 Summary judgment for defendant ................................................. 90