696Preparation of case

### 696 Preparation of case > > (1)  A court intending to reserve a question in the form of a special case or case stated may direct a party to – > > > > > > (a) prepare a draft of the case; and > > > > > > > (b) deliver the draft to each other party. > > > (2)  The draft is to – > > > > > > (a) state the question for the opinion or determination of the Court or a judge and any facts necessary to enable the Court or judge to give proper consideration to that question; and > > > > > > > (b) list all the documents referred to in the case; and > > > > > > > (c) be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively. > > > (3)  The draft is to be delivered within – > > > > > > (a) any period the court giving the direction orders; or > > > > > > > (b) if the court does not order a period, 21 days after the direction that the order be prepared. > > > (4)  After giving the parties a sufficient opportunity to be heard – > > > > > > (a) the court is to settle the draft and return it to the party who prepared it; and > > > > > > > (b) that party is to lodge a sufficient number of copies of the draft with the court. > > > (5)  On the lodgment of the copies, the court is to sign one copy and certify a sufficient number of further copies. > > > (6)  The copy signed by the court is to be the case.