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FAMILY LAW RULES 2004 - RULE 5.18

Administrative postponement of interim hearing

        (1)         If the parties agree that the hearing of an interim application should not proceed on the date fixed for the hearing, the parties may request the Registry Manager to postpone it.

        (2)         A request must:

        (a)         be in writing;

        (b)         specify why it is appropriate to postpone the hearing;

        (c)         specify the date to which the hearing is sought to be postponed;

        (d)         be signed by each party or the party’s lawyer; and

        (e)         be received by the Registry Manager no later than 12 noon on the day before the date fixed for the hearing.

        (3)         If a request is made, the Registry Manager must tell the parties:

        (a)         that the event has been postponed; and

        (b)         the date to which it has been postponed.

Summary of Chapter 6

Chapter 6 sets out who are the necessary parties to a case and how a person becomes, or ceases to be, a party or a case guardian.

"The rules in Chapter 1 relating to the court’s general powers apply in all cases and override all other provisions in these Rules.

"A word or expression used in this Chapter may be defined in the dictionary at the end of these Rules.




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