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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
Part 6—Miscellaneous powers 93
Division 1—Determinations without oral hearing 93
62 Court may determine matter or proceeding without oral hearing 93
Division 2—Delivery of documents 94
76 Power of Court to order legal practitioner or law practice to deliver bill of costs etc. 94
Division 3—Assistance of assessors and legal practitioners 94
77 Assessors 94
78 Opinion of a legal practitioner 94
Division 4—Proceeding for recovery of land 95
79 Proceeding by landlord if rent is in arrears 95
80 Lessee not to have relief without payment of rent and costs 96
81 Proceeding by landlord against tenant holding over after end of tenancy 98
82 Provisions concerning securities 99
83 Saving of former remedies 100
84 Proceeding for recovery of land by mortgagee 100
Division 5—Relief from forfeiture 101
85 Relief against forfeiture for non-payment of rent 101
Division 6—Arrest in pending proceedings 102
86 Arrest on mesne process abolished 102
87 Court may order arrest 102
88 Security to be given by defendant 103
89 Control of the Court 103
90 Making of order to arrest 103
91 Defendant may apply for relief 104
92 Endorsement on order 104
93 Restrictions on execution of order 104
94 Execution on a Sunday 105
95 Privilege from arrest 105
96 Misdescription of defendant 105
97 Costs 105
98 Discharge of defendant 106
99 Date of arrest 106
100 Fees 106
Division 7—Interest on judgment 107
101 Interest on judgment 107
Division 8—Wards of Court 107
102 Minors to become wards only by order 107
Division 9—Quashing by-laws 108
103 Proceeding to test legality of by-laws 108
Part 7—Associate Judges and officers of the Court 109
Division 1—Appointments of Associate Judges 109
104 Appointment of Associate Judges 109
104A Pension entitlements of Associate Judges, their partners and children 111
104AB Effect of part-time service arrangement on pensions of Associate Judges 118
104B Election of Associate Judges to commute future pensions for payment of superannuation contributions surcharge 120
104C Actuary's first calculation after election of Associate Judges to commute pensions 120
104D Actuary's second calculation after election of Associate Judges to commute pensions and payment of lump sums 122
104E Election of former Associate Judges to commute pensions for payment of superannuation contributions surcharge 124
104F Actuary's calculation after former Associate Judges' election to commute pensions 125
104G Payment and commutation of pensions of former Associate Judges 125
104H Election of Associate Judges' partners and eligible children to commute pensions for payment of superannuation contributions surcharge 127