Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH COURT RULES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   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.   Costs in pending proceeding  

           Division 3--Interpretation

   1.08.   Interpretation  

           Division 4--Registry

   1.09.   Registry hours  
   1.10.   Registry seal  

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   1.11.   Managing magistrate  
   1.12.   Procedure for which no provision made  
   1.13.   Act by corporation  
   1.14.   Power to act by legal practitioner, &c.  
   1.15.   Appeal against order, etc. made by Registrar  

   PART 2--TIME AND DOCUMENTS

           Division 1--Time

   2.01.   Calculating time  
   2.02.   Time of service  
   2.03.   Expanding or abridging time  
   2.04.   Fixing time  

           Division 2--Documents

   2.05.   Prescribed forms  
   2.06.   Filing documents  
   2.07.   Registrar may post document, &c.  
   2.08.   Form and content  

   PART 3--GENERAL PROCEDURE IN COURT

           Division 1--Venue of Court

   3.01.   Proper venue  

           Division 2--Commencement of proceeding and making interlocutory application

   3.02.   Commencement of proceeding  
   3.03.   Interlocutory application  

           Division 3--Orders for conduct of proceeding

   3.04.   Orders for conduct of proceeding  
   3.05.   Order for admissions or agreements  
   3.06.   Other party may apply for orders  

           Division 4--Discontinuance or Withdrawal

   3.07.   Notice of discontinuance or withdrawal  
   3.08.   Costs  
   3.09.   Similar application for same cause  

   PART 4--SERVICE

   4.01.   Documents to be served  
   4.02.   When personal service necessary  
   4.03.   How personal service effected  
   4.04.   Personal service on particular party  
   4.05.   Personal service on firm or company  
   4.06.   Address for service  
   4.07.   How ordinary service effected  
   4.08.   Identity of person served  
   4.09.   Acceptance of service by legal practitioner  
   4.10.   Substituted service  
   4.11.   Confirmation of informal service  
   4.12.   Service under agreement  
   4.13.   No service Christmas Day or Good Friday  
   4.14.   Affidavit or declaration of service  

   PART 5--APPLICATIONS AND APPEARANCE

           Division 1--Application for interim determination

   5.01.   Application for interim determination  

           Division 2--Applications generally

   5.02.   Form and content  
   5.03.   Filing and service  
   5.04.   Affidavit of service  

           Division 3--Appearance

   5.05.   Time for filing  
   5.06.   Form and content  
   5.07.   Appearance by dependant  
   5.08.   Service  

   PART 6--INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION

   6.01.   Definitions  
   6.02.   When application may be made  
   6.03.   Form and content  
   6.04.   Filing and date for hearing  
   6.05.   Service  
   6.06.   Evidence by affidavit  
   6.07.   Attendance by communication link  
   6.08.   Failure to attend hearing  
   6.09.   Interlocutory orders by consent  

   PART 7--CASE MANAGEMENT

           Division 1--Directions conference

   7.01.   Date for directions conference  
   7.02.   Reports to be filed  
   7.03.   Attendance at directions conference  
   7.04.   Procedure at directions conference  

           Division 2--Conciliation conference

   7.05.   Reports to be filed  
   7.06.   Attendance at conciliation conference  
   7.07.   Procedure at conciliation conference  
   7.08.   Conciliation to be confidential  

           Division 3--Prehearing conference

   7.09.   Case management statement  
   7.10.   Attendance at prehearing conference  
   7.11.   Procedure at prehearing conference  

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   7.12.   Attendance by communication link  
   7.13.   Failure to attend conference, obey order, &c.  

   PART 8--PLEADINGS

   8.01.   Form and content  
   8.02.   Additional claims or matters  
   8.03.   Matter to be pleaded  
   8.04.   Subsequent pleading  
   8.05.   Inconsistent pleading  
   8.06.   Particulars of pleading  
   8.07.   Denial and pleading different facts  
   8.08.   Amendments and orders as to form, filing and service  

   PART 9--STATEMENT OF CLAIM, NOTICE OF DEFENCE AND COUNTERCLAIM

           Division 1--Statement of claim

   9.01.   Form and content  
   9.02.   Filing and service  

           Division 2--Notice of defence

   9.03.   Filing and service  
   9.04.   Form and content  

           Division 3--Counterclaim

   9.05.   Counterclaim  

   PART 10--PERSON UNDER DISABILITY

   10.01.  Definition  
   10.02.  Litigation guardian  
   10.03.  Person who may be litigation guardian  
   10.04.  Consent of litigation guardian  
   10.05.  Appointment, &c., of litigation guardian by Court  
   10.06.  Pleading admissions by person under disability  
   10.07.  Litigation guardian liable for costs  
   10.08.  Money to be paid to public trustee  
   10.09.  Legal practitioner's lien  

   PART 11--JOINDER OF PARTY

   11.01.  Application for orders  
   11.02.  Person served may file and serve affidavit  
   11.03.  Orders in discretion of Court  

   PART 12--DISCOVERY AND INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS

   12.01.  Party to give discovery  
   12.02.  List of documents  
   12.03.  Affidavit verifying list of documents  
   12.04.  Continuing discovery  
   12.05.  Request for inspection  
   12.06.  Production  
   12.07.  Copies of documents  
   12.08.  Audio and visual devices, &c.  
   12.09.  Failure to give discovery or allow inspection  

   PART 13--INTERROGATORIES

   13.01.  When interrogatories allowed  
   13.02.  Statement if multiple parties interrogated  
   13.03.  Form, service and filing of answers  
   13.04.  Answers to interrogatories  
   13.05.  Objections  
   13.06.  Who to answer  
   13.07.  Failure to answer  
   13.08.  Answers as evidence  

   PART 14--ADMISSIONS

   14.01.  Definition  
   14.02.  Restrictive effect of admission  
   14.03.  Voluntary admission of facts  
   14.04.  Notice to dispute facts  
   14.05.  Notice to dispute authenticity of documents  
   14.06.  Costs of proof  
   14.07.  Judgment on admission  

   PART 15--AGREEMENTS AND COMMUTATION

           Division 1--Agreements

   15.01.  Form of agreement  
   15.02.  Notice of receipt of agreement  
   15.03.  Notice of objection  
   15.04.  Registrar to make inquiries  
   15.05.  Court to consider report, &c.  
   15.06.  Notice on recording agreement  

           Division 2--Commutation of compensation payments

   15.07.  Application for commutation  
   15.08.  Consent to commutation  
   15.09.  Service of application  
   15.10.  Consideration of application  
   15.11.  Hearing of application  

   PART 16--EVIDENCE GENERALLY

   16.01.  Manner of giving evidence  
   16.02.  Orders relating to manner of giving evidence  
   16.03.  Evidence by communication link  
   16.04.  Notice for attendance of deponent  

   PART 17--AFFIDAVITS

   17.01.  Form of affidavit  
   17.02.  Affidavit by multiple deponents  
   17.03.  Affidavit by person unable to read  
   17.04.  Affidavit by person unable to write  
   17.05.  Affidavit by person unable to understand English  
   17.06.  Content of affidavit  
   17.07.  Annexures and exhibits  
   17.08.  Filing  
   17.09.  Alterations  
   17.10.  Irregularity  
   17.11.  Affidavit witnessed by party etc.  
   17.12.  Affidavit made before commencement of proceeding  

   PART 18--EXPERT EVIDENCE

           Division 1--Medical expert evidence

   18.01.  Interpretation  
   18.02.  Service of medical reports  
   18.03.  Notice of reliance on other party's medical report  
   18.04.  Notice for attendance of medical expert  
   18.05.  Effect of non-service of notice for attendance  
   18.06.  Evidence to be disclosed  

           Division 2--Non-medical expert evidence

   18.07.  Statement of expert evidence  
   18.08.  Putting other party's expert statement in evidence  
   18.09.  Admissibility of expert statement  
   18.10.  Notice for attendance of expert  

   PART 19--WITNESS SUMMONS

   19.01.  Definitions  
   19.02.  Order to attend  
   19.03.  Summons to give evidence  
   19.04.  Form and filing of summons for production  
   19.05.  Summons for production at hearing  
   19.06.  Summons for production before hearing  
   19.07.  Service  
   19.08.  Expenses and losses incurred complying with summons  
   19.09.  Delivery of documents by hand or post  
   19.10.  Objections and setting aside summons  
   19.11.  Orders for inspection  

   PART 20--HEARING OF PROCEEDING

   20.01.  Notice of hearing  
   20.02.  Determination of all questions, &c.  
   20.03.  Determination in absence of party  

   PART 21--DEFAULT JUDGMENT, SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION

   21.01.  Application for default judgment  
   21.02.  Application for summary judgment  
   21.03.  Form of application, &c.  
   21.04.  Review of proceeding  
   21.05.  Magistrate to make assessment  
   21.06.  Application to set aside default judgment  

   PART 22--ORDERS

           Division 1--Final order

   22.01.  Filing and serving draft  
   22.02.  Party may request amendment of draft  
   22.03.  Parties may endorse agreement on draft  
   22.04.  Settling draft, &c.  

           Division 2--General

   22.05.  Court may correct error  

   PART 23--COSTS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   23.01.  Definitions  
   23.02.  Application of Supreme Court Rules  

           Division 2--Costs

   23.03.  Power and discretion of Court  
   23.04.  Court to fix percentage of Supreme Court costs  
   23.05.  Failure to provide correct information to mediator  
   23.06.  Costs in respect of conciliation conference  
   23.07.  Costs of interlocutory application  

           Division 3--Taxation

   23.08.  Taxing officer  
   23.09.  Bill of costs  
   23.10.  Notice of objection  
   23.11.  Particular allowances  
   23.12.  Review of taxing officer's order  

   PART 24--LEGAL PRACTITIONERS

   24.01.  Change in legal practitioner  
   24.02.  Appointment of legal practitioner  
   24.03.  Ceasing to act  
   24.04.  Service if practitioner ceases to practise  

   PART 25--REPEAL

   25.01.  Repeal  
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