107Duration of writ

### 107 Duration of writ > > (1)  [*\[Rule 107 Subrule (1) substituted by S.R. 2006, No. 25, Applied:01 May 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-05-01/sr-2006-025#GS4@Hpa@EN) An original writ is in force for – > > > > > > (a) if it is issued before 1 May 2006, 12 months commencing on, and including, the date of issue; and > > > > > > > (b) if it is issued on or after 1 May 2006, 6 months commencing on, and including, the date of issue. > > > (2)  [*\[Rule 107 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2006, No. 25, Applied:01 May 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-05-01/sr-2006-025#GS4@Hpb@EN) On the application of the plaintiff made whilst a writ is in force, the Court or a judge may order that the original writ and any concurrent writ be renewed for such period as the Court or judge thinks fit if a defendant named in the writ has not been served. > > > (3)  [*\[Rule 107 Subrule (3) amended by S.R. 2006, No. 25, Applied:01 May 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-05-01/sr-2006-025#GS4@Hpc@EN) The period for which the writ is renewed commences on, and includes, the date of the order. > > > (4)  If a writ is renewed, the registrar is to – > > > > > > (a) make a copy of the original writ filed in the Court; and > > > > > > > (b) impress that copy with a seal bearing the word "renewed" and the date of the renewal; and > > > > > > > (c) deliver the copy to the plaintiff; and > > > > > > > (d) make a note of the renewal on the file of the action. > > > (5)  The production of a renewed writ marked in accordance with [subrule (4)](#GS107@Gs4@EN) is sufficient evidence of – > > > > > > (a) the renewal; and > > > > > > > (b) the commencement of the action as of the date on which the original writ was filed. > > > (6)  A renewed writ is in force from the date of issue of the original writ.