128Power to adjourn proceeding

128 Power to adjourn proceeding

S. 128(1) amended by No. 7/2009 s. 427(1)(g) (as amended by No. 68/2009 s. 54(m)).

(1) The Court may, on the application of a party to a proceeding other than a criminal proceeding or without any such application, adjourn the hearing of the proceeding—

(a) to such times and places; and

(b) for such purposes; and

(c) on such terms as to costs or otherwise—

as it considers necessary or just in the circumstances.

S. 128(2) repealed by No. 7/2009 s. 427(1)(h) (as amended by No. 68/2009 s. 54(m)).

S. 128(3) amended by No. 7/2009 s. 427(1)(i) (as amended by No. 68/2009 ss 49(p), 54(m)).

(3) If the Court has adjourned the hearing of a proceeding other than a criminal proceeding to a particular time, it may order that the hearing be held or resumed before that time.

(4) The Court may only make an order under subsection (3) with the consent of all the parties or on the application of a party who has given reasonable notice of the application to the other party or parties.

S. 128(5) amended by No. 4/1997
s. 8(2), repealed by No. 7/2009 s. 427(1)(j) (as amended by No. 68/2009 s. 54(m)).

S. 128(6) amended by No. 48/2006 s. 42(Sch. item 22.9), repealed by No. 7/2009 s. 427(1)(j) (as amended by No. 68/2009 s. 54(m)).

S. 128A inserted by No. 35/2002 s. 17, amended by No. 39/2003 s. 6, repealed by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.47).

S. 129 amended by Nos 12/1993 s. 5(a), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. items 82.48, 82.49), repealed by No. 69/2009 s. 54(Sch. Pt 1 item 34.10).

S. 130 repealed by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.50).