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SUPREME COURT RULES 1987
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Part 4 Directions hearings and conferences by
videoconference or teleconference
48.23 Proceedings commenced in Alice Springs................................... 193
48.24 Other proceedings ....................................................................... 194
48.25 Witness statements ..................................................................... 195
48.26 Evidence at trial by videoconference ........................................... 196
48.27 Self-executing orders ................................................................... 197
48.28 Experimental rules ....................................................................... 198
49.01 Order of evidence and addresses................................................ 199
49.02 Absence of party.......................................................................... 200
49.03 Adjournment of trial ..................................................................... 200
49.04 Death before judgment ................................................................ 201
49.05 Certificate of Associate ................................................................ 201
50.01 Reference to referee .................................................................... 201
50.02 Directions as to procedure ........................................................... 201
50.03 Report on reference ..................................................................... 202
50.05 Committal .................................................................................... 202
50.06 Remuneration of referee .............................................................. 203
51.01 Mode of assessment ................................................................... 203
51.02 Notice to other party .................................................................... 203
51.03 Procedure on assessment ........................................................... 203
51.04 Order for damages ...................................................................... 203
51.05 Default judgment against some defendants................................. 204
51.06 Continuing cause of action .......................................................... 204
51.07 Value of goods............................................................................. 204
52.01 Account or inquiry at any stage ................................................... 204
52.02 Directions for account .................................................................. 204
52.03 Form and verification of account.................................................. 205
52.04 Filing and service of account ....................................................... 205
52.05 Notice of charge, error in account................................................ 205
52.06 Allowances .................................................................................. 205
52.07 Delay ........................................................................................... 205
52.08 Fund distribution before all entitled ascertained .......................... 206
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53.01 Application ................................................................................... 206
53.02 Originating process ...................................................................... 206
53.03 Who to be defendant ................................................................... 206
53.04 Affidavit in support ....................................................................... 207
53.05 Service......................................................................................... 207
53.06 Occupier made a party ................................................................ 207
53.07 Judgment for possession ............................................................. 207
53.08 Warrant of possession ................................................................. 208
Order 54 Administration of estates and execution of
trusts
54.01 Definitions .................................................................................... 208
54.02 Relief without general administration ........................................... 208
54.03 Parties ......................................................................................... 209
54.04 Notice of proceeding and judgment ............................................. 210
54.05 Relief in proceeding by originating motion ................................... 210
54.06 Judgment in administration proceeding ....................................... 210
54.07 Conduct of sale............................................................................ 211
55.01 Definition...................................................................................... 211
55.02 Power to order sale ..................................................................... 211
55.03 Notice of application .................................................................... 211
55.04 Manner of sale ............................................................................. 211
55.05 Certifying result of sale ................................................................ 212
55.06 Mortgage, exchange or partition .................................................. 212
Order 55A Application for appointment as public
notary
55A.01 Publication of notice of proposed application............................... 212
55A.02 Application ................................................................................... 213
56.01 Judgment or order instead of writ ................................................ 213
56.02 Time for commencement of proceeding ...................................... 213
57.01 Definition...................................................................................... 214
57.02 Application for writ ....................................................................... 214
57.03 Order on application .................................................................... 214
57.04 Further application for writ ........................................................... 215
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57.05 Service......................................................................................... 215
57.06 Disobedience ............................................................................... 215
57.07 Return to the writ ......................................................................... 216
57.08 Person detained before Court...................................................... 216
57.09 Production of person in confinement, to testify ............................ 216
59.01 General relief ............................................................................... 216
59.02 Date of effect ............................................................................... 216
59.03 Time for compliance .................................................................... 217
59.04 Statement of reasons for judgment.............................................. 217
59.05 Notice of judgment to non-party................................................... 218
59.06 Consent orders ............................................................................ 219
Order 60 Authentication and filing of judgments and
orders
60.01 When authentication required ...................................................... 219
60.02 Mode of authentication ................................................................ 220
60.03 Drawing up of judgment or order ................................................. 220
60.04 Order signed by Judge or Associate Judge ................................. 220
60.05 Recitals in judgments and orders ................................................ 220
60.06 Drawing up and settling ............................................................... 221
60.07 Copy of judgment or order ........................................................... 221
60.08 Form of judgment or order ........................................................... 222
62.01 Definitions .................................................................................... 222
62.02 When to give security .................................................................. 222
62.03 Manner of giving security ............................................................. 223
62.04 Failure to give security ................................................................. 223
62.05 Variation or setting aside ............................................................. 223
Order 63 Costs
63.01 Interpretation ............................................................................... 223
63.02 Application ................................................................................... 225
63.03 General rule ................................................................................. 226
63.04 Time for order for costs, taxation and payment ........................... 226
63.05 Costs of question or part of proceeding ....................................... 226
63.06 By whom costs to be taxed .......................................................... 227
63.07 Other orders for payment of costs ............................................... 227
63.08 Cost on writ and on default judgment .......................................... 227
63.09 Costs in Local Court, &c. ............................................................. 227
63.10 No order for taxation required in certain cases ............................ 227
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63.11 No order for costs required in certain cases ................................ 228
63.12 Enforcement of order of Taxing Master ....................................... 229
63.13 Costs in account .......................................................................... 229
63.14 Order for payment ....................................................................... 229
63.15 Offer of compromise .................................................................... 229
63.16 Non-admission of fact or document ............................................. 230
63.17 Interlocutory injunction ................................................................. 230
63.18 Interlocutory application ............................................................... 230
63.19 Inquiry as to ownership of property.............................................. 230
63.20 Costs reserved ............................................................................ 230
63.21 Costs liability of legal practitioner ................................................ 231
63.22 Money claim in wrong Court, &c. ................................................. 232
63.23 Trustee or mortgagee .................................................................. 232
63.24 Application ................................................................................... 232
63.25 Bases of taxation ......................................................................... 232
63.26 Standard basis............................................................................. 233
63.27 Indemnity basis............................................................................ 233
63.28 General basis .............................................................................. 233
63.29 Where indemnity basis applicable ............................................... 233
63.30 Party as trustee ........................................................................... 233
63.31 Costs payable to solicitor where money claimed by or on
behalf of person under disability .................................................. 234
63.32 Ascertaining costs on a taxation .................................................. 235
63.33 Powers of Taxing Master ............................................................. 235
63.34 Costs of taxation .......................................................................... 236
63.35 Application ................................................................................... 236
63.36 Summons for taxation .................................................................. 237
63.37 Filing of bill................................................................................... 237
63.38 Service of bill ............................................................................... 238
63.39 Defendant not appearing ............................................................. 238
63.40 Content of bill............................................................................... 238
63.41 Disbursement or fee not paid....................................................... 239
63.42 Charge of lawyer out of Territory ................................................. 239
63.43 Amendment of bill ........................................................................ 239
63.44 Agreement as to part of bill .......................................................... 239
63.45 Objection to bill ............................................................................ 240
63.46 Discretionary costs ...................................................................... 241
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63.47 Taxation where no objection ........................................................ 241
63.48 Attendance of parties ................................................................... 242
63.49 Reference to Judge ..................................................................... 242
63.50 Notice to person interested in fund .............................................. 242
63.51 Application by person liable to pay .............................................. 242
63.52 Solicitor at fault ............................................................................ 243
63.53 Cross costs .................................................................................. 243
63.54 Order on taxation ......................................................................... 244
63.55 Objection, reconsideration and review......................................... 244
63.56 Application ................................................................................... 246
63.57 Basis of taxation of costs payable by client ................................. 246
63.58 Basis of taxation of costs payable otherwise than by client ......... 247
63.59 Costs payable to solicitor by his own client.................................. 247
63.60 Contentious business .................................................................. 247
63.60.1 Costs in grant of probate or administration .................................. 248
63.61 Procedure on taxation ................................................................. 248
63.62 Appointment to tax....................................................................... 248
63.63 Reference for taxation ................................................................. 249
63.63A Taxation under settlement agreement ......................................... 249
63.64 Failure to serve bill or tax ............................................................ 249