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Planning and Environment Court Rules 2018
sec.5Compliance with rules and orders of the P&E Court
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sec.5 Compliance with rules and orders of the P&E Court
The P&E Court may— waive compliance with a provision of these rules if the court considers compliance would be likely to cause injustice, unreasonable expense or inconvenience or otherwise considers waiving compliance appropriate; or excuse noncompliance with a provision of these rules; or impose appropriate sanctions if a party to a P&E Court proceeding does not comply with these rules or an order of the court. The P&E Court may dismiss a P&E Court proceeding if a party to the proceeding fails to proceed as required by these rules or an order of the court.
- (a) waive compliance with a provision of these rules if the court considers compliance would be likely to cause injustice, unreasonable expense or inconvenience or otherwise considers waiving compliance appropriate; or
- (b) excuse noncompliance with a provision of these rules; or
- (c) impose appropriate sanctions if a party to a P&E Court proceeding does not comply with these rules or an order of the court. Example for paragraph (c) — The P&E Court may dismiss a P&E Court proceeding if a party to the proceeding fails to proceed as required by these rules or an order of the court.