Supreme Court Act 1986
Div 6Miscellaneous 72
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Division 6—Miscellaneous 72
33ZD Costs 72
33ZDA Group costs orders 72
33ZE Suspension of limitation periods 74
33ZF General power of court to make orders 74
33ZG Order may specify a date by which group members must take a step 74
33ZH Order in event of decision or admission on liability 75
33ZJ Reimbursement of plaintiff's costs 75
33ZK Transitional provisions 76
Part 5—Miscellaneous rules of law 77
Division 1—General 77
36 Declaratory judgments 77
37 Injunctions and receivers 77
38 Damages in addition to or in place of other remedies 77
39 Foreign law 78
40 Crown payments to be subject to attachment 78
41 Failure to prosecute not a bar to civil remedy 78
42 Property available to satisfy judgment debt 78
43 Standard time in Victoria 79
44 Meaning of month in documents 79
Division 2—Vessels 80
45 Rule as to division of liability for damage or loss 80
46 Liability for loss of life or personal injuries 81
47 Right of contribution 81
Division 3—Fires 82
48 Proceeding does not lie against person on whose land fire accidentally begins 82
Division 4—Contracts of minors 82
49 Certain contracts by minors to be void 82
50 No proceeding to be brought on ratification of minor's contract 83
51 Avoiding contract for payment of loan advanced during minority 83
Division 4A—Administration of children's funds 84
51A Court orders relating to administration of children's funds 84
Division 5—Sureties, co-contractors and co-debtors 86
52 Surety discharging liability to be entitled to securities 86
Division 6—Apportionment 87
53 Definitions 87
54 Rents etc. to accrue from day to day and be apportionable 88
55 Time when apportioned part is to be payable 88
56 Recovery of apportioned parts 88
Division 7—Interest 89
57 Any interest may be contracted to be paid 89
58 Interest to be allowed when debts or sums certain recovered 89
59 Damages in nature of interest 90
60 Interest in proceedings for debt or damages 90
Division 8—Contempt of court 92
61 Restoration of common law relating to contempt of court 92