Part 2Service through the diplomatic channel or

Part 2 Service through the diplomatic channel or under Convention 7.08 Documents to be filed with Court ................................................... 34 7.09 Order for payment of expenses ..................................................... 35 Order 7A Service under Hague Convention 7A.01 Definitions ...................................................................................... 36 7A.02 Provisions of this Order to prevail .................................................. 37 7A.03 Application of Part ......................................................................... 38 7A.04 Application for request for service abroad ..................................... 38 7A.05 How application to be dealt with .................................................... 39 7A.06 Procedure on receipt of certificate of service ................................. 40 7A.07 Payment of costs ........................................................................... 41 7A.08 Evidence of service ....................................................................... 41 Part 3 Default judgment following service abroad of initiating process 7A.09 Application of Part ......................................................................... 42 7A.10 Restriction on power to enter default judgment if certificate of service filed.................................................................................... 42 7A.11 Restriction on power to enter default judgment if certificate of service not filed.............................................................................. 43 7A.12 Setting aside judgment in default of appearance ........................... 44 7A.13 Application of Part ......................................................................... 44 7A.14 Certain documents to be referred back to Attorney-General’s Department of Commonwealth ...................................................... 45 7A.15 Service........................................................................................... 46 7A.16 Affidavit as to service ..................................................................... 46 8.01 Application ..................................................................................... 47 8.02 Appearance before taking step ...................................................... 47 8.03 Who to file appearance .................................................................. 48 8.04 Time for appearance ..................................................................... 48 8.05 Mode of filing appearance ............................................................. 48 8.06 Content of notice of appearance.................................................... 49 Supreme Court Rules 1987 v 8.07 Late appearance............................................................................ 49 8.08 Conditional appearance ................................................................. 49 8.09 Setting aside writ or originating motion .......................................... 50 9.01 Joinder of claims............................................................................ 50 9.02 Permissive joinder of parties.......................................................... 50 9.03 Joinder of necessary parties .......................................................... 51 9.04 Joinder inconvenient ...................................................................... 51 9.05 Effect of misjoinder or non-joinder of party .................................... 51 9.06 Additional, removal, substitution of party ....................................... 52 9.07 Procedure for addition of party ...................................................... 52 9.08 Defendant deceased at commencement of proceeding ................ 52 9.09 Change of party on death, bankruptcy........................................... 53 9.10 Failure to proceed after death of party........................................... 54 9.11 Amendment of proceedings after change of party ......................... 55 9.12 Consolidation or trial together ........................................................ 56 9.13 Conduct of proceeding .................................................................. 56 10.01 Application of order........................................................................ 56 10.02 When counterclaim allowed ........................................................... 56 10.03 Counterclaim against plaintiff and another person......................... 56 10.04 Procedure after counterclaim against another person ................... 57 10.05 Trial of counterclaim ...................................................................... 57 10.06 Counterclaim inconvenient ............................................................ 58 10.07 Stay of claim .................................................................................. 58 10.08 Counterclaim on stay, etc., of original proceeding ......................... 58 10.09 Judgment for balance .................................................................... 58 11.01 Claim by third party notice ............................................................. 58 11.02 Statement of claim on third party notice ........................................ 59 11.03 Time for appearance ..................................................................... 59 11.04 Filing and service of third party notice ........................................... 59 11.05 Time for third party notice .............................................................. 59 11.06 Leave to file third party notice ........................................................ 60 11.07 Period of service ............................................................................ 60 11.08 Appearance by third party.............................................................. 61 11.09 Defence of third party .................................................................... 61 11.10 Counterclaim by third party ............................................................ 61 11.11 Default by third party ..................................................................... 62 11.12 Discovery and trial ......................................................................... 62 11.13 Third party directions ..................................................................... 63 11.14 Judgment between defendant and third party................................ 63 11.15 Claim against another party ........................................................... 63 Supreme Court Rules 1987 vi 11.16 Fourth and subsequent parties ...................................................... 64 11.17 Counterclaim ................................................................................. 64 12.01 Definitions ...................................................................................... 64 12.02 Stakeholder's interpleader ............................................................. 65 12.03 Sheriff's interpleader ...................................................................... 65 12.04 Sheriff's summons to state claim ................................................... 66 12.05 Notice to execution creditor ........................................................... 66 12.06 Admission of claim......................................................................... 66 12.07 Interpleader summons ................................................................... 67 12.08 Powers of Court ............................................................................. 67 12.09 Default by claimant ........................................................................ 68 12.10 Neutrality of applicant .................................................................... 68 12.11 Order in several proceedings......................................................... 68 12.12 Trial of interpleader question ......................................................... 69 13.01AA General .......................................................................................... 69 13.01 Formal requirements ..................................................................... 69 13.02 Content of pleading ....................................................................... 70 13.03 Document or conversation ............................................................. 70 13.04 Fact presumed true ....................................................................... 70 13.05 Condition precedent ...................................................................... 70 13.06 Implied contract or relation ............................................................ 71 13.07 Matter which must be pleaded ....................................................... 71 13.08 Subsequent fact............................................................................. 71 13.09 Inconsistent pleading ..................................................................... 71 13.10 Particulars of pleading ................................................................... 72 13.11 Order for particulars....................................................................... 73 13.12 Admission and denials ................................................................... 73 13.13 Denial by joinder of issue............................................................... 73 13.14 Money claim as defence ................................................................ 74 13.15 Counterclaim ................................................................................. 74 14.01 Statement of claim endorsed on writ ............................................. 74 14.02 Statement of claim not endorsed on writ ....................................... 74 14.03 Alteration of claim as endorsed on writ .......................................... 74 14.04 Service of defence ......................................................................... 75 14.05 Reply ............................................................................................. 75 14.06 Pleading after reply ........................................................................ 75 14.07 Defence to counterclaim ................................................................ 75 14.08 Close of pleadings ......................................................................... 75 14.09 Order as to pleadings .................................................................... 75 14.10 Filing of pleadings .......................................................................... 76 Supreme Court Rules 1987 vii 15.01 Interpretation ................................................................................. 76 15.02 Litigation guardian of person under disability................................. 76 15.03 Appointment of litigation guardian ................................................. 76 15.04 No appearance by person under disability .................................... 77 15.05 Application to discharge or vary certain orders .............................. 77 15.06 Pleading admission by person under disability .............................. 77 15.07 Discovery ....................................................................................... 78 15.08 Compromise of claim by person under disability ........................... 78 15.09 Execution against money in Court ................................................. 78 15.10 Counterclaim and claim by third party notice ................................. 79 16.01 Representation of unascertained persons ..................................... 79 16.02 Beneficiaries .................................................................................. 80 16.03 Deceased person .......................................................................... 81 17.01 Partners ......................................................................................... 81 17.02 Disclosure of partners .................................................................... 81 17.03 Service of originating process........................................................ 82 17.04 Appearance by partners ................................................................ 82 17.05 No appearance except by partners................................................ 82 17.06 Appearance under objection of person sued as partner ................ 83 17.07 Enforcement of judgment............................................................... 83 17.08 Enforcement between partners...................................................... 84 17.09 Attachment of debts....................................................................... 84 17.10 Person using the business name................................................... 84 17.11 Charge on partner's interest .......................................................... 84 18.01 Application ..................................................................................... 85 18.02 Proceeding by or against representative ....................................... 85 18.03 Order for representation by defendant........................................... 85 18.04 Effect of judgment.......................................................................... 86 19.01 Definitions ...................................................................................... 86 19.02 Notice ............................................................................................ 86 19.03 Filing and service ........................................................................... 87 20.01 Notice of change............................................................................ 87 Supreme Court Rules 1987 viii 20.02 Party appointing solicitor ............................................................... 87 20.03 Solicitor ceasing to act ................................................................... 87 20.04 Removal of solicitor from record .................................................... 88 20.05 Address for service ........................................................................ 88 Order 21 Judgment in default of appearance or pleading 21.01 Default of appearance ................................................................... 89 21.02 Default of defence ......................................................................... 89 21.03 Judgment for recovery of debt, damages or property .................... 90 21.04 Judgment other than for recovery of debt, damages or property ......................................................................................... 90 21.05 Proceeding continued against other defendants............................ 91 21.06 Default of defence to counterclaim ................................................ 91 21.07 Setting aside judgment .................................................................. 91 22.01 Summary judgment ....................................................................... 91 22.03 Affidavit in support ......................................................................... 92 22.04 Respondent to show cause ........................................................... 92 22.05 Affidavit in reply ............................................................................. 93 22.06 Hearing of application .................................................................... 93 22.07 Cross-examination on affidavit ...................................................... 93 22.09 Assessment of damages ............................................................... 93 22.10 Judgment where debt amount unascertained ................................ 94 22.15 Setting aside judgment .................................................................. 94 Order 23 Summary stay or dismissal of claim and striking out pleading 23.01 Stay or judgment in proceeding ..................................................... 94 23.02 Striking out pleading ...................................................................... 95 23.04 Affidavit evidence .......................................................................... 95 23.05 Declaratory judgment .................................................................... 95 Order 24 Judgment on failure to prosecute or obey order for particulars or discovery 24.01 Want of prosecution ....................................................................... 95 24.02 Failure to obey order ..................................................................... 96 24.03 Stay on non-payment of costs ....................................................... 96 24.04 Counterclaim and third party claim ................................................ 96 24.05 Inherent jurisdiction ....................................................................... 96 24.06 Setting aside judgment .................................................................. 97 Supreme Court Rules 1987 ix 25.01A Application of order........................................................................ 97 25.01 Withdrawal of appearance ............................................................. 97 25.02 Discontinuance or withdrawal of proceeding or claim .................... 97 25.03 Proceeding not commenced by writ ............................................... 98 25.04 Notice of discontinuance or withdrawal ......................................... 98 25.05 Costs ............................................................................................. 98 25.06 Discontinuance or withdrawal no defence ..................................... 98 25.07 Stay on non-payment of costs ....................................................... 98 26.01 Definitions ...................................................................................... 99 26.02 Offers of compromise generally ..................................................... 99 26.03 Timing of offer................................................................................ 99 26.04 No communication to Court of offer ............................................. 100 26.05 Failure to comply with offer .......................................................... 100 26.06 Multiple respondents ................................................................... 100 26.07 Costs where offer not accepted ................................................... 101 26.08 Taxation of costs where offer accepted ....................................... 101 26.09 Contributor parties ....................................................................... 101 27.01 Conformity with Rules .................................................................. 102 27.02 Content of document ................................................................... 102 27.03 Form of document ....................................................................... 102 27.04 Numbers ...................................................................................... 103 27.05 Copies on request ....................................................................... 103 27.06 Proper officer refusing to seal or accept document ..................... 104 27.07 Scandalous matter....................................................................... 104 28.01 How document is filed ................................................................. 104 28.02 Place of filing ............................................................................... 104 28.03 Date of filing................................................................................. 105 28.04 Seal of Court................................................................................ 105 28.05 Inspection of documents .............................................................. 105 29.01 Application and definition ............................................................. 106 29.02 Discovery ..................................................................................... 106 29.03 List of documents ........................................................................ 106 29.04 Form of list of documents ............................................................ 107 29.05 Order limiting discovery ............................................................... 107 29.06 Co-defendants and third party ..................................................... 108 Supreme Court Rules 1987 x 29.07 Order for discovery ...................................................................... 108 29.08 Order for particular discovery ...................................................... 109 29.09 Inspection of documents referred to in list of documents or affidavit ........................................................................................ 109 29.10 Inspection of documents referred to in pleadings and affidavits .. 110 29.11 Order for discovery ...................................................................... 111 29.12 Direction as to documents ........................................................... 111 29.13 Inspection of document by Court ................................................. 111 29.14 Default on discovery .................................................................... 112 29.15 Copy list or affidavit to be filed ..................................................... 112 29.16 Discovery a continuing obligation ................................................ 112 30.01 Definitions .................................................................................... 112 30.02 Service of interrogatories ............................................................. 112 30.03 Statement as to who to answer ................................................... 113 30.04 Filing interrogatories and time for answers .................................. 113 30.05 Source for answers to interrogatories .......................................... 113 30.06 How interrogatories to be answered ............................................ 114 30.07 Ground of objection to answer ..................................................... 114 30.08 Who to answer interrogatories ..................................................... 115 30.09 Failure to answer interrogatories ................................................. 115 30.10 Non-compliance with order .......................................................... 116 30.11 Answers as evidence ................................................................... 116 31.01 Definitions .................................................................................... 116 31.02 When is examination available .................................................... 117 31.03 Application for and consent to examination ................................. 117 31.04 Effect of consent or order ............................................................ 119 31.05 Examination of corporations ........................................................ 119 31.06 Examiner ..................................................................................... 120 31.07 Attendance on examination ......................................................... 120 31.08 Powers of examiner ..................................................................... 120 31.09 Record of examination ................................................................. 120 31.10 How party to be examined ........................................................... 121 31.11 Order to answer question ............................................................ 121 31.12 Costs of examination ................................................................... 122 Order 32 Preliminary discovery and discovery from non-party 32.01 Definitions .................................................................................... 122 32.02 Privilege ....................................................................................... 122 32.03 Discovery to identify a defendant................................................. 123 32.04 Party an applicant ........................................................................ 123 Supreme Court Rules 1987 xi 32.05 Discovery from prospective defendant ........................................ 123 32.06 Party an applicant ........................................................................ 124 32.07 Discovery from non-party............................................................. 124 32.08 Procedure .................................................................................... 124 32.09 Inspection of documents .............................................................. 124 32.10 Directions as to documents ......................................................... 125 32.11 Costs ........................................................................................... 125 Order 33 Medical examination and service of hospital and medical reports 33.01 Application ................................................................................... 125 33.02 Counterclaim ............................................................................... 125 33.03 Definitions .................................................................................... 125 33.04 Notice for examination ................................................................. 126 33.05 Expenses ..................................................................................... 126 33.06 Report of examination ................................................................. 126 33.07 Service of reports ........................................................................ 127 33.08 Time for service ........................................................................... 127 33.09 Proceeding against medical expert.............................................. 128 33.10 Material for Court ......................................................................... 128 33.11 Medical report admissible ............................................................ 128 33.12 No evidence unless disclosed in report ....................................... 130 33.13 Medical report generally not admissible unless this Order complied with ............................................................................... 130 34.01 Powers of Court ........................................................................... 130 34.03 Admissions and agreements ....................................................... 130 34.04 Duty to obtain directions .............................................................. 131 35.01 Definition...................................................................................... 131 35.02 Voluntary admission of facts ........................................................ 131 35.03 Notice for admission of facts........................................................ 131 35.04 Judgment on admissions ............................................................. 132 35.05 Notice for admission of documents.............................................. 132 35.07 Restrictive effect of admission ..................................................... 132 35.08 Notice to produce documents ...................................................... 132 36.01 General ........................................................................................ 133 36.02 Failure to amend within time limited ............................................ 134 36.03 Amendment of pleading ............................................................... 134 36.04 Disallowance of pleading amendment ......................................... 134 36.05 How pleading amendment made ................................................. 134 Supreme Court Rules 1987 xii 36.06 Pleading to an amended pleading ............................................... 135 36.07 Amendment of judgment or order ................................................ 135 Order 37 Inspection, detention and preservation of 37.01 Inspection, detention, etc., of property......................................... 135 37.02 Inspection from prospective defendant ........................................ 136 37.03 Procedure .................................................................................... 136 37.04 Disposal of perishable property ................................................... 137 37.05 Payment into Court in discharge of lien ....................................... 137 37.06 Interim distribution of property or income .................................... 137 37.07 Jurisdiction of Court not affected ................................................. 138 37A.01 Definitions .................................................................................... 138 37A.02 Freezing order ............................................................................. 138 37A.03 Ancillary order.............................................................................. 139 37A.04 Respondent need not be party to proceeding .............................. 139 37A.05 Order against judgment debtor, prospective judgment debtor or third party ................................................................................ 139 37A.06 Jurisdiction................................................................................... 140 37A.07 Service outside Australia of application for freezing order or ancillary order .............................................................................. 141 37A.08 Costs ........................................................................................... 141 37B.01 Definitions .................................................................................... 141 37B.02 Search order ................................................................................ 141 37B.03 Requirements for grant of search order ....................................... 142 37B.04 Jurisdiction................................................................................... 142 37B.05 Terms of search order ................................................................. 142 37B.06 Independent solicitors.................................................................. 143 37B.07 Costs ........................................................................................... 143 Order 38 Injunctions 38.01 When Court may grant ................................................................ 144 38.02 Application before trial ................................................................. 144 38.03 Costs and expenses of non-party ................................................ 144 38.04 Ouster of office ............................................................................ 144 39.01 Application and definitions ........................................................... 144 39.02 Appointment of receiver ............................................................... 145 39.03 Service of order ........................................................................... 145 Supreme Court Rules 1987 xiii 39.04 Consent of receiver ..................................................................... 145 39.05 Security by receiver ..................................................................... 145 39.06 Remuneration of receiver ............................................................ 145 39.07 Receiver's accounts ..................................................................... 146 39.08 Default by receiver ....................................................................... 146 39.09 Directions to receivers ................................................................. 146 40.01 Definition...................................................................................... 147 40.02 Evidence of witness ..................................................................... 147 40.03 Contrary direction as to evidence ................................................ 147 40.04 Examination on affidavit .............................................................. 148 40.05 Evidence of particular facts.......................................................... 148 40.06 Revocation or variation of order................................................... 148 40.07 Deposition as evidence ............................................................... 148 40.08 Proof of Court documents ............................................................ 149 40.09 Evidence of consent .................................................................... 149 40.10 Defamation .................................................................................. 150 40.11 Subsequent use of evidence at trial............................................. 150 40.12 Attendance and production .......................................................... 150 40.13 View ............................................................................................. 150 40.14 Preservation of exhibits ............................................................... 150 41.01 Order for witness examination ..................................................... 151 41.02 Documents for examiner.............................................................. 151 41.03 Appointment for examination ....................................................... 151 41.04 Conduct of examination ............................................................... 152 41.05 Examination of additional persons ............................................... 152 41.06 Objection ..................................................................................... 152 41.07 Taking of depositions ................................................................... 153 41.08 Authentication and filing .............................................................. 153 41.09 Report of examiner ...................................................................... 154 41.10 Default of witness ........................................................................ 154 41.11 Witness allowance ....................................................................... 154 41.12 Perpetuation of testimony ............................................................ 154 41.13 Letter of request .......................................................................... 155 41.14 Translation ................................................................................... 155 41.15 Undertaking ................................................................................. 156 41.16 Order for payment of expenses ................................................... 156 42.01 Interpretation ............................................................................... 156 42.02 Issuing of subpoena .................................................................... 157 42.03 Form of subpoena ....................................................................... 158 42.03A Alteration of date or time for attendance or production ................ 158 Supreme Court Rules 1987 xiv 42.04 Setting aside or other relief .......................................................... 158 42.05 Service......................................................................................... 159 42.06 Compliance with subpoena.......................................................... 159 42.07 Production otherwise than upon attendance................................ 160 42.08 Removal, return, inspection, copying and disposal of documents and things ................................................................. 160 42.09 Inspection of, and dealing with, documents and things produced otherwise than on attendance ...................................... 160 42.10 Disposal of documents and things produced ............................... 162 42.11 Costs and expenses of compliance ............................................. 162 42.12 Failure to comply with subpoena – contempt of court.................. 163 42.13 Documents and things in the custody of a court .......................... 163 43.01 Form of affidavit ........................................................................... 164 43.02 Affidavit by illiterate or blind person ............................................. 164 43.03 Content of affidavit ....................................................................... 165 43.04 Affidavit by 2 or more deponents ................................................. 165 43.05 Alterations.................................................................................... 165 43.06 Annexures and exhibits ............................................................... 165 43.07 Time for making affidavit.............................................................. 166 43.08 Irregularity.................................................................................... 166 43.09 Filing ............................................................................................ 166 43.10 Affidavit witnessed by party ......................................................... 166 44.01 Definition...................................................................................... 166 44.02 Application ................................................................................... 167 44.03 Service of statement of expert evidence ...................................... 167 44.04 Making statement of other party evidence ................................... 168 44.05 Expert witnesses giving evidence on same or similar question ... 168 45.01 Definition...................................................................................... 170 45.02 Evidence by affidavit .................................................................... 170 45.03 Judgment where no appearance ................................................. 170 45.04 Proceedings after appearance..................................................... 170 45.05 Special procedure........................................................................ 171 46.01 Application ................................................................................... 172 46.02 Application by summons .............................................................. 172 46.03 Notice of application .................................................................... 172 46.04 Form and filing of summons ........................................................ 172 46.05 Service......................................................................................... 173 Supreme Court Rules 1987 xv 46.05.1 Day for hearing ............................................................................ 173 46.06 Adjournment ................................................................................ 174 46.07 Absence of party to summons ..................................................... 174 46.08 Setting aside ................................................................................ 174 47.01 Place of trial ................................................................................. 175 47.02 Mode of trial ................................................................................. 175 47.03 Jury procedure............................................................................. 175 47.04 Separate trial of question ............................................................. 175 47.05 Judgment after determination of preliminary question ................. 175 Order 48 Case flow management and setting down for trial 48.01 Definitions .................................................................................... 176 48.02 Application ................................................................................... 177 48.03 Directions by Registrar ................................................................ 177 48.04 Convening initial directions hearing ............................................. 178 48.05 Notice of initial directions hearing ................................................ 178 48.06 Categorising proceedings ............................................................ 179 48.07 Category C and D proceedings ................................................... 180 48.08 Category A, B and E proceedings ............................................... 181 48.09 Notice of adjourned or further directions hearings ....................... 181 48.10 Party to attend directions hearing ................................................ 182 48.11 Non-attendance at directions hearing .......................................... 182 48.11A Case management conference.................................................... 183 48.12 Settlement conference ................................................................. 185 48.13 Mediation ..................................................................................... 187 48.14 Costs of directions hearings, case management conferences, settlement conferences and mediations ...................................... 189 48.15 Papers for trial Judge .................................................................. 189 48.16 Listing hearing ............................................................................. 189 48.17 Listing for trial .............................................................................. 190 48.18 Matters to be considered before listing for trial ............................ 190 48.19 Cost of listing hearing .................................................................. 192 48.20 Trial lists ...................................................................................... 192 48.21 Fixing hearing dates .................................................................... 192 48.21A Trial dates vacated only in extraordinary circumstances ............. 193 48.22 Pre-trial directions hearing before trial Judge .............................. 193 Supreme Court Rules 1987 xvi