Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations (1) Each party has a
responsibility to promote and achieve the main purpose, including:
(a) ensuring that any
orders sought are reasonable in the circumstances of the case and that the
court has the power to make those orders;
(b) complying with the
duty of disclosure (see rule 13.01);
(c) ensuring readiness
for court events;
(d) providing
realistic estimates of the length of hearings or trials;
(e) complying with
time limits;
(f) giving notice, as
soon as practicable, of an intention to apply for an adjournment or
cancellation of a court event;
(g) assisting the
just, timely and cost-effective disposal of cases;
(h) identifying the
issues genuinely in dispute in a case;
(i) being satisfied
that there is a reasonable basis for alleging, denying or not admitting a
fact;
(j) limiting evidence,
including cross-examination, to that which is relevant and necessary;
(k) being aware of,
and abiding by, the requirements of any practice direction or guideline
published by the court; and
(l) complying with
these Rules and any orders.
(2) A lawyer for a
party has a responsibility to comply, as far as possible, with subrule (1).
Note The court recognises that a lawyer acts on a
party’s instructions and may be unable to establish whether those
instructions are correct.
(3) A lawyer attending
a court event for a party must:
(a) be familiar with
the case; and
(b) be authorised to
deal with any issue likely to arise.
Note The court may take into account a failure to comply
with this rule when considering costs (see subrule 19.10 (1) and
subclause 6.10 (1) of Schedule 6).