Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations (1) Before filing an
application seeking interim, procedural, ancillary or other incidental orders,
a party must make a reasonable and genuine attempt to settle the issue to
which the application relates.
(2) An applicant does
not have to comply with subrule (1) if:
(a) compliance will
cause undue delay or expense;
(b) the applicant
would be unduly prejudiced;
(c) the application is
urgent; or
(d) there are
circumstances in which an application is necessary (for example, if there is
an allegation of child abuse, family violence or fraud).
Note The court may take into account a party’s failure
to comply with subrule (1) when considering any order for costs (see
subsections 117 (2) and (2A) of the Act).