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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998
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### 61 Scandalous material
> > (1) The Court, on the application of a party, may order that any of the following matters contained in an affidavit be struck out or removed from the file:
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> > > > (a) any material that is scandalous, unnecessary, irrelevant, prolix or argumentative;
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> > > > (b) any opinion other than the opinion of a person properly qualified to give it.
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> > (2) [*\[Rule 61 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2009, No. 78, Applied:08 Jul 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-07-08/sr-2009-078#GS5@EN) In an order made under subrule (1), the Court may order that the costs of the application be paid on a solicitor and client basis.