Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations The court must apply
these Rules to promote the main purpose, and actively manage each case by:
(a) encouraging and
helping parties to consider and use a dispute resolution method rather than
having the case resolved by trial;
(b) having regard to
unresolved risks or other concerns about the welfare of a child involved;
(c) identifying the
issues in dispute early in the case and separating and disposing of any issues
that do not need full investigation and trial;
(d) at an early stage,
identifying and matching types of cases to the most appropriate case
management procedure;
(e) setting realistic
timetables, and monitoring and controlling the progress of each case;
(f) ensuring that
parties and their lawyers comply with these Rules, any practice directions and
procedural orders;
(g) considering
whether the likely benefits of taking a step justify the cost of that step;
(h) dealing with as
many aspects of the case as possible on the same occasion;
(i) minimising the
need for parties and their lawyers to attend court by, if appropriate, relying
on documents; and
(j) having regard to
any barriers to a party’s understanding of anything relevant to the
case.