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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998
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### 78 Order by consent
> > (1) If a party or practitioner acting on behalf of a party files a consent in writing to the making of an order, the Court or a registrar may make an order –
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> > > > (a) in the terms of the consent; and
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> > > > (b) in the absence of the parties.
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> > (2) [Subrule (1)](#GS78@Gs1@EN) does not apply to an order –
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> > > > (a) to adjourn the trial of an action; or
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> > > > (b) to extend or otherwise affect or modify any time limit fixed by –
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> > > > > > (i) these rules; or
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> > > > > > (ii) an order made under these rules; or
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> > > > > > (iii) [*\[Rule 78 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2013, No. 69, Applied:04 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-04/sr-2013-069#GS46@Hpa@EN) a practice direction; or
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> > > > (c) [*\[Rule 78 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2013, No. 69, Applied:04 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-04/sr-2013-069#GS46@Hpb@EN) in the course of proceedings to which an originating application relates.
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> > (3) [*\[Rule 78 Subrule (3) amended by S.R. 2013, No. 69, Applied:04 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-04/sr-2013-069#GS46@Hpc@EN) An order under [subrule (1)](#GS78@Gs1@EN) is to be in an approved form.