UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 31.55 Main purposes of Division

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 31.55

31.55 Main purposes of Division

The main purposes of this Division are as follows--

(a) to ensure that the court has control over the giving of evidence that is interpreted or translated into English,

(b) to recognise the special status of an interpreter in the administration of justice by declaring the duties of an interpreter in relation to the court and the parties to proceedings,

(c) to provide for rules based on the Model Rules set out in the Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals prepared by the Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity.