Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL COURT RULES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Rule

CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL RULES

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

           Division 1 - Citation and Commencement

   1.01.   Citation
   1.02.   Commencement

           Division 2 - Application of Rules

   1.03.   Definitions
   1.04.   Application
   1.05.   Jurisdiction not affected
   1.06.   Time for doing act in pending proceeding
   1.07.   Order in pending proceeding
   1.08.   Costs in pending proceeding

           Division 3 - Interpretation

   1.09.   Definitions

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous

   1.10.   Court seal
   1.11.   Exercise of power
   1.12.   Procedure wanting or in doubt
   1.13.   Act by corporation
   1.14.   Power to act by legal practitioner, &c.
   1.15.   Appearance by party

   PART 2 - NON-COMPLIANCE WITH RULES

   2.01.   Effect of non-compliance
   2.02.   Proceeding commenced by wrong process
   2.03.   Application to set aside
   2.04.   Dispensing with compliance

   PART 3 - TIME AND DOCUMENTS

           Division 1 - Time

   3.01.   Calculating time
   3.02.   Time for service
   3.03.   Extending or reducing time
   3.04.   Fixing time

           Division 2 - Documents

   3.05.   Content and form
   3.06.   Registrar may return document
   3.07.   Prescribed forms
   3.08.   General power of amendment
   3.09.   How document is filed
   3.10.   Filing documents by electronic transmission

   PART 4 - REGISTRARS AND BAILIFFS

           Division 1 - Registrars

   4.01.   Jurisdiction of Judicial Registrar
   4.02.   Jurisdiction of Registrar
   4.03.   Referral of application to magistrate
   4.04.   Appeal from Registrar

           Division 2 - Bailiffs

   4.05.   Definitions
   4.06.   Service of summons
   4.07.   Execution of warrant
   4.08.   Payment of money to registrar
   4.09.   Liability

   PART 5 - GENERAL PROCEDURE IN COURT

           Division 1 - Venue of Court

   5.01.   Proper venue
   5.02.   Objection to venue
   5.03.   Transfer of proceeding
   5.04.   Transfer from Supreme Court

           Division 2 - Commencement of Proceeding and Making Application

   5.05.   Names of parties
   5.06.   How proceeding commenced
   5.07.   Interlocutory or other application
   5.08.   Urgent case

           Division 3 - Pleadings

   5.09.   Form and content
   5.10.   Matter to be pleaded
   5.11.   Subsequent pleading
   5.12.   Inconsistent pleading
   5.13.   Particulars of pleading
   5.14.   Denial and pleading different facts
   5.15.   Amendments and orders as to form, filing and service
   5.16.   Failure to plead matter or particulars
   5.17.   Filing pleadings

           Division 4 - Discontinuance or Withdrawal

   5.18.   Discontinuance or withdrawal

   PART 6 - SERVICE

   6.01.   Documents to be served
   6.02.   When personal service necessary
   6.03.   How personal service effected
   6.04.   Personal service on particular party
   6.05.   Personal service on firm or company
   6.06.   Address for service
   6.07.   How ordinary service effected
   6.08.   Identity of person served
   6.09.   Acceptance of service by legal practitioner
   6.10.   Substituted service
   6.11.   Confirmation of informal service
   6.12.   Service on agent
   6.13.   Service under agreement
   6.14.   Recovery of vacant land
   6.15.   No service Christmas Day or Good Friday
   6.16.   Affidavit or declaration of service

   PART 7 - COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDING

           Division 1 - Statement of claim

   7.01.   Filing statement of claim
   7.02.   Form and content
   7.03.   Costs to be specified
   7.04.   Claim not to be divided
   7.05.   Service
   7.06.   Time for service

           Division 2 - Originating application

   7.07.   Commencing proceeding by originating application
   7.08.   Form of originating application between parties
   7.09.   Service of originating application between parties
   7.10.   Time for service of originating application between parties
   7.11.   Filing and form of notice of intention to appear
   7.12.   Conciliation conference
   7.13.   Originating application if no respondent
   7.14.   Hearing of originating application in proceeding with no respondent
   7.15.   Originating application between parties when early hearing required

   PART 8 - NOTICE OF DEFENCE

   8.01.   Filing and service
   8.02.   Form and content
   8.03.   Specific defences
   8.04.   Money claim as defence
   8.05.   Conditional defence

   PART 9 - COUNTERCLAIM

   9.01.   Defendant may counterclaim
   9.02.   Form of counterclaim
   9.03.   Hearing of counterclaim
   9.04.   Counterclaim after judgment for plaintiff, &c.

   PART 10 - FURTHER AND BETTER PARTICULARS

   10.01.  Notice requiring particulars
   10.02.  Time for serving and filing notice
   10.03.  Particulars to be served and filed
   10.04.  Failure to give particulars
   10.05.  Particulars in counterclaim

   PART 11 - ORDER IN DEFAULT OF DEFENCE

   11.01.  When party may apply for order
   11.02.  Affidavit or declaration required
   11.03.  Registrar may make order or refer to magistrate
   11.04.  Party may apply for re-hearing

   PART 12 - JOINDER OF CLAIMS AND PARTIES

   12.01.  Joinder of claims
   12.02.  Joinder of parties
   12.03.  Plaintiff suing for 2 or more persons
   12.04.  Orders where joinder prejudicial, &c.
   12.05.  Removal, addition or substitution of party
   12.06.  Procedure for addition of party
   12.07.  Consolidation or hearing together

   PART 13 - THIRD PARTY PROCEDURE

   13.01.  When defendant may join third party
   13.02.  Third party notice
   13.03.  Claim by defendant against another defendant
   13.04.  Subsequent parties
   13.05.  Plaintiff may join third party
   13.06.  Defence of third party
   13.07.  Separate disposal or stay of third party proceeding
   13.08.  Hearing
   13.09.  Directions
   13.10.  Counterclaim

   PART 14 - INTERPLEADER

           Division 1 - Interpretation and Purpose

   14.01.  Definitions
   14.02.  Purpose of Part

           Division 2 - Stakeholder's Interpleader

   14.03.  Stakeholder's application for interpleader order

           Division 3 - Bailiff's Interpleader

   14.04.  Notice of claim to bailiff
   14.05.  Bailiff's application to stay or restrain proceeding
   14.06.  Notice to execution creditor
   14.07.  Consequences of admission of claim
   14.08.  Bailiff's application for interpleader order

           Division 4 - Interpleader Orders

   14.09.  Interpleader orders
   14.10.  Neutrality of applicant
   14.11.  Order in several proceedings
   14.12.  Hearing of interpleader question
   14.13.  Default by claimant
   14.14.  Bailiff's costs when decision against claimant

   PART 15 - PERSON UNDER DISABILITY

   15.01.  Definition
   15.02.  Litigation guardian
   15.03.  Person who may be litigation guardian
   15.04.  Consent of litigation guardian
   15.05.  Appointment, &c., of litigation guardian by Court
   15.06.  Pleading admissions by person under disability
   15.07.  Litigation guardian liable for costs
   15.08.  Court to approve compromise, &c.
   15.09.  Order approving compromise, &c.
   15.10.  Money to be paid to Public Trustee
   15.11.  Counterclaim or claim by third party
   15.12.  Legal practitioner's lien

   PART 16 - DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS

   16.01.  Party to give discovery
   16.02.  List of documents
   16.03.  Continuing discovery
   16.04.  Request for inspection
   16.05.  Production
   16.06.  Copies of documents
   16.07.  Audio and visual devices, &c.
   16.08.  Failure to give discovery or allow inspection

   PART 17 - INTERROGATORIES

   17.01.  When interrogatories allowed
   17.02.  Statement where multiple parties interrogated
   17.03.  Form, serving and filing of answers
   17.04.  Answers to interrogatories
   17.05.  Objections
   17.06.  Who to answer
   17.07.  Failure to answer
   17.08.  Answers as evidence

   PART 18 - PRELIMINARY DISCOVERY AND DISCOVERY FROM

           NON-PARTY

   18.01.  Definitions
   18.02.  Privilege
   18.03.  Ascertaining description of prospective defendant

           18.04 Party may ascertain description of non-party

   18.05.  Discovery from prospective defendant

           18.06 Discovery from non-party relating to relief

           18.07 Discovery from non-party relating to question

   18.08.  Procedure
   18.09.  Inspection of documents
   18.10.  Costs

   PART 19 - ADMISSIONS

   19.01.  Definition
   19.02.  Restrictive effect of admission
   19.03.  Admission of debt
   19.04.  Voluntary admission of facts
   19.05.  Notice to dispute facts
   19.06.  Notice to dispute authenticity of documents
   19.07.  Costs of proof
   19.08.  Judgment on admission

   PART 20 - OFFERS OF SETTLEMENT

           Division 1 - Definitions

   20.01.  Definitions

           Division 2 - Offer of Compromise

   20.02.  Party may make offer
   20.03.  Acceptance of offer
   20.04.  Effect of offer
   20.05.  No disclosure of offer to Court
   20.06.  Order in terms of accepted offer
   20.07.  Costs consequences of failure to accept
   20.08.  Multiple defendants
   20.09.  Offer to contribute
   20.10.  Interest on offer of compromise

           Division 3 - Payment into Court

   20.11.  Where tender before action pleaded
   20.12.  Paying money into Court
   20.13.  Notice of deposit
   20.14.  Withdrawal by defendant
   20.15.  Acceptance by plaintiff
   20.16.  Effect of acceptance
   20.17.  Order for payment out after acceptance
   20.18.  Money not accepted
   20.19.  No disclosure of payment into court
   20.20.  Costs consequences of payment into Court

   PART 21 - EVIDENCE GENERALLY

   21.01.  Manner of giving evidence
   21.02.  Use of affidavit at hearing
   21.03.  Attendance and production
   21.04.  Inspection of place, &c.
   21.05.  Admission of copy
   21.06.  Person about to leave territory

   PART 22 - AFFIDAVITS

   22.01.  Form of affidavit
   22.02.  Affidavit relating to motor vehicle accident
   22.03.  Affidavit by multiple deponents
   22.04.  Affidavit by person unable to read
   22.05.  Affidavit by person unable to write
   22.06.  Affidavit by person unable to understand English
   22.07.  Content of affidavit
   22.08.  Annexures and exhibits
   22.09.  Filing
   22.10.  Alterations
   22.11.  Irregularity
   22.12.  Affidavit sworn before party, &c.
   22.13.  Affidavit sworn before commencement of proceeding

   PART 23 - WITNESS SUMMONS

   23.01.  Definitions
   23.02.  Order to attend
   23.03.  Summons to give evidence
   23.04.  Form and filing of summons for production
   23.05.  Summons for production after hearing date fixed
   23.06.  Summons for production before hearing date fixed
   23.07.  Service
   23.08.  Expenses and losses incurred complying with summons
   23.09.  Delivery of documents by hand or post
   23.10.  Objections and setting aside summons
   23.11.  Orders for inspection

   PART 24 - EXPERT EVIDENCE

   24.01.  Statement of expert evidence
   24.02.  Putting other party's expert statement in evidence
   24.03.  Request for examination of plaintiff
   24.04.  Costs of examination
   24.05.  Report of examination
   24.06.  Expert's report admissible
   24.07.  Attendance of expert

   PART 25 - APPLICATIONS

   25.01.  Definition
   25.02.  Form of application
   25.03.  Filing
   25.04.  Service
   25.05.  Person served to file affidavit
   25.06.  Failure to attend hearing
   25.07.  Attendance by teleconferencing

   PART 26 - INJUNCTIONS AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY

   26.01.  Injunctions
   26.02.  Preservation of property

   PART 27 - SUMMARY JUDGMENT

   27.01.  Application for judgment by plaintiff
   27.02.  Plaintiff's affidavit
   27.03.  Service on defendant
   27.04.  Defendant may show cause
   27.05.  Hearing of application
   27.06.  Summary judgment for defendant

   PART 28 - SUMMARY STAY OR DISMISSAL OF CLAIM AND STRIKING OUT PLEADING

   28.01.  Stay or judgment in proceeding
   28.02.  Striking out pleading

   PART 29 - SUMMARY PROCEEDING FOR RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OF LAND

   29.01.  Application of Part 29.02 Commencement of proceeding
   29.03.  Who to be defendant
   29.04.  Affidavit required
   29.05.  Service
   29.06.  Affidavit to be filed
   29.07.  Occupier made defendant
   29.08.  Judgment for possession
   29.09.  Warrant of possession

   PART 30 - APPLICATIONS AND claims RELATING TO TENANCIES

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   30.01.  Definitions
   30.02.  Applications or claims may be made by agents

           Division 2 - Tenancy applications and summary possession applications

   30.03.  Form of applications
   30.04.  Filing of applications and service of tenancy applications
   30.05.  Hearing of applications
   30.06.  Applications for warrant of possession

           Division 3 - Retail tenancy claims

   30.07.  Application of Division
   30.08.  Commencement of proceedings
   30.09.  Case management

   PART 31 - SECURITY FOR COSTS

   31.01.  Definitions
   31.02.  When security for costs may be ordered
   31.03.  Manner of giving security
   31.04.  Failure to give security
   31.05.  Setting aside or variation of order
   31.06.  Payment by irrevocable guarantee
   31.07.  Requirements of guarantee
   31.08.  Liability of ADI

   PART 32 - CASE MANAGEMENT

   32.01.  When conferences to be held
   32.02.  Who to attend conferences
   32.03.  Attendance by teleconferencing
   32.04.  Procedure at conciliation conference
   32.05.  Case management statement
   32.06.  Procedure at prehearing conference
   32.07.  Mediation conference
   32.08.  Mediators
   32.09.  Costs on adjournment of mediation
   32.10.  Consequences of failure to attend, &c.
   32.11.  Confidentiality

   PART 33 - HEARING OF PROCEEDING

   33.01.  Directions for conduct of hearing
   33.02.  Absence of party
   33.03.  Party may apply for re-hearing
   33.04.  Disqualification of magistrate

   PART 34 - ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES OR VALUE OF GOODS

   34.01.  Interpretation
   34.02.  When order for assessment may be made
   34.03.  Manner of assessment
   34.04.  Notice to parties
   34.05.  Evidence by affidavit
   34.06.  Summons to give evidence or produce documents
   34.07.  Order to state amount

   PART 35 - ORDERS

           Division 1 - Orders made by Court

   35.01.  General relief
   35.02.  Date of effect
   35.03.  Form of order
   35.04.  Certified copy
   35.05.  Time for compliance
   35.06.  Order by consent
   35.07.  Party may apply for re-hearing

           Division 2 - Registration of other orders

   35.08.  Application of Division
   35.09.  Application for registration of order
   35.10.  Registration
   35.11.  Enforcement

   PART 36 - RE-HEARING

   36.01.  Application for re-hearing
   36.02.  Further application
   36.03.  Re-hearing date

   PART 37 - APPEALS

   37.01.  Application of Part 37.02 Definitions
   37.03.  Persons who may be joined
   37.04.  Notice of appeal
   37.05.  Notice of appearance
   37.06.  Prehearing conference
   37.07.  Amendment of grounds
   37.08.  Representation
   37.09.  Hearing of appeal

   PART 38 - COSTS

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   38.01.  Definitions
   38.02.  Application of Supreme Court Rules

           Division 2 - Costs

   38.03.  Power and discretion of Court
   38.04.  Court to fix percentage of Supreme Court costs
   38.05.  Costs of conciliation conference
   38.06.  Costs of interlocutory application
   38.08.  Costs of applications or claims under Part 30
   38.09.  Costs in appeals
   38.10.  Public interest costs order

           Division 3 - Taxation

   38.11.  Taxing officer
   38.12.  Bill of costs
   38.13.  Notice of objection
   38.14.  Particular allowances
   38.15.  Fee for taxation
   38.16.  Review of taxing officer's order

   PART 39 - INTEREST ON JUDGMENT AND COSTS

   39.01.  Interest on judgment and costs
   39.02.  Interest on costs in interlocutory application
   39.03.  Interest up to judgment
   39.04.  No interest while instalment order in force

   PART 40 - LEGAL PRACTITIONERS

   40.01.  Change in legal practitioner
   40.02.  Appointment of legal practitioner
   40.03.  Ceasing to act
   40.04.  Service where practitioner ceases to practise

CHAPTER 2 - RULES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS

   PART 42 - PRELIMINARY

           Division 1 - Definitions

   42.01.  Definitions

           Division 2 - Enforcement Generally

   42.02.  Enforcement of order for payment of money
   42.03.  Order against multiple defendants
   42.04.  Order against partners
   42.05.  Court may stay enforcement

   PART 43 - WARRANTS OF EXECUTION GENERALLY

   43.01.  Application for issue of warrant of execution
   43.02.  Costs of prior execution
   43.03.  When warrant of execution issued
   43.04.  Duration and priority
   43.05.  Payment into Court

   PART 44 - WARRANT OF SEIZURE AND SALE

   44.01.  Definition
   44.02.  Application for warrant
   44.03.  Property that may be seized and sold
   44.04.  Possession of property not removed
   44.05.  Procedure for seizure and sale
   44.06.  Notice to judgment debtor
   44.07.  Time and place of sale
   44.08.  Advertisement of sale

   PART 45 - WARRANT OF DELIVERY

   45.01.  Application for warrant
   45.02.  Enforcement where order includes payment of money
   45.03.  Enforcement where order for value of goods only

   PART 46 - WARRANT OF POSSESSION

   46.01.  Application for warrant
   46.02.  Goods need not be removed
   46.03.  Enforcement where order includes payment of money

   PART 47 - EXAMINATION OF JUDGMENT DEBTOR

   47.01.  Application for examination summons
   47.02.  Filing and issue of examination summons
   47.03.  Service of summons and declaration
   47.04.  Judgment debtor to complete declaration
   47.05.  Examination of judgment debtor
   47.06.  Orders Registrar may make
   47.07.  Failure to attend for examination
   47.08.  Copy of order
   47.09.  Application for arrest warrant
   47.10.  Duration of arrest warrant

   PART 48 - ATTACHMENT OF EARNINGS ORDER

   48.01.  Definitions
   48.02.  Attachment of earnings order
   48.03.  Attachment of earnings order in place of other order
   48.04.  Application for attachment of earnings order
   48.05.  Order in absence of judgment debtor
   48.06.  Form and content of order
   48.07.  When order comes into force
   48.08.  Service of order
   48.09.  Notice by person who is not employer
   48.10.  Payments by employer
   48.11.  Notice to judgment debtor of payments
   48.12.  Multiple attachment of earnings orders
   48.13.  Failure of employer to comply with order
   48.14.  Determination of earnings
   48.15.  Discharge, suspension or variation of order
   48.16.  Cessation of order

   PART 49 - ATTACHMENT OF DEBTs order

   49.01.  Interpretation
   49.02.  When attachment of debts order may be made
   49.03.  Application for order
   49.04.  Service of summons and affidavit
   49.05.  Dispute of liability by garnishee
   49.06.  Claim by another person
   49.07.  Attachment of debts order
   49.08.  Service of order
   49.09.  Time for payment by garnishee
   49.10.  Failure to comply
   49.11.  Discharge of garnishee

   PART 50 - INSTALMENT ORDER

   50.01.  Application for instalment order
   50.02.  Registrar may make or refuse to make order
   50.03.  Notice of objection
   50.04.  Judgment debtor to produce documents
   50.05.  Consent to instalment order
   50.06.  Instalment agreement

   PART 51 - CHARGING ORDER

   51.01.  Definitions
   51.02.  Application for charging order
   51.03.  Charging summons
   51.04.  Evidence in supporting affidavit
   51.05.  Service of summons
   51.06.  Effect of service of summons
   51.07.  Charging order
   51.08.  Effect and enforcement of charge
   51.09.  Variation or discharge of order

   PART 52 - APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER

   52.01.  Application for appointment of receiver
   52.02.  Determination of application

   PART 53 - SEQUESTRATION

   53.01.  Application for sequestration order
   53.02.  Service of summons
   53.03.  Sequestration order against officer
   53.04.  Discharge of order

CHAPTER 3 - MISCELLANEOUS

           part 54 - repeal

   54.01.  Repeal
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           Endnotes