Victorian Numbered Regulations

MAGISTRATES' COURT CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2009 (SR NO 49 OF 2009)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--GENERAL

   1.01.   Object  
   1.02.   Authorising provisions  
   1.03.   Commencement  
   1.04.   Revocation  

   PART 2--APPLICATION OF RULES

   1.05.   Definitions  
   1.06.   Application  
   1.07.   Proceedings in another court  
   1.08.   Order in pending proceeding  
   1.09.   Costs  

   PART 3--INTERPRETATION

   1.10.   Definitions  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

   1.11.   Proceedings other than in open court  
   1.12.   Procedure wanting or in doubt  
   1.13.   Act by corporation  
   1.14.   Corporation a party  
   1.15.   Power to act by solicitor  
   1.16.   Filing of documents  
   1.17.   Seal of Court  
   1.18.   Use of electronic messages for lodging Court documents  

   PART 5--OVERRIDING OBJECTIVE AND CASE MANAGEMENT

   1.19.   Overriding objective  
   1.20.   Duty of parties  
   1.21.   Exercise of power  
   1.22.   Case management  
   2.01.   Effect of non-compliance  
   2.02.   Originating process  
   2.03.   Application to set aside for irregularity  
   2.04.   Dispensing with compliance  
   3.01.   Calculating time  
   3.02.   Extension and abridgement  
   3.03.   Fixing time  
   3.04.   Time for service  
   3.04.1. Process in vacation  
   3.05.   Content and form of documents  
   3.06.   Registrar refusing to accept documents  
   3.07.   Scandalous matter  
   4.01.   Claim not to be divided  
   4.02.   Names, addresses and representation of parties  
   4.02.1. Statement of claim  
   4.02.2. Motor vehicle collision  
   4.02.3. Form of complaint  
   4.02.4. Requirements for filing a complaint by an electronic message  
   4.02.5. Complaints by electronic message to comply with Rules  
   4.02.6. Copy of complaint commenced by electronic message to be provided upon request  
   4.03.   Costs to be specified  
   4.04.   Filing of process  
   4.05.   Duration  
   4.06.   Interlocutory application  
   4.07.   Names of parties  
   4.08.   Urgent cases  
   4.09.   Discontinuance and withdrawal  
   4.10.   Costs on discontinuance or withdrawal  
   4.11.   Stay on new proceeding  
   5.01.   When personal service necessary  
   5.02.   Complaint to be served personally  
   5.03.   How personal service effected  
   5.04.   Service on particular defendants  
   5.05.   Service on persons jointly sued  
   5.06.   Claims for personal injury  
   5.07.   How ordinary service effected  
   5.08.   Acceptance of service by solicitor  
   5.09.   Substituted service  
   5.10.   Service of document by the Court  
   5.11.   Affidavit of service  
   5A.01.  For what claims  
   5A.02.  Form of complaint and indorsement  
   5A.03.  Mode of service out of Australia  
   5A.04.  Leave to apply for an order  
   5A.05.  Stay, setting aside service, etc.  
   5A.06.  Service of counterclaim or third party notice  
   5A.07.  Application for order under Rule 5A.05 or 5A.06  

   PART 1--JOINDER AND SEVERANCE

   6.01.   Joinder of claims  
   6.02.   Joinder of parties permitted  
   6.03.   Plaintiff suing for numerous persons  
   6.04.   Business or firm name  
   6.04.1. Plaintiff suing owner or charterer of ship  
   6.05.   Additions, removal, substitutions of party  

   PART 2--CONSOLIDATION

   6.06.   Consolidation of proceedings  
   6.07.   Where several complaints against one defendant  
   7.01.   When counterclaim allowed  
   7.02.   Form of counterclaim  
   7.03.   Trial of counterclaim  
   7.04.   Counterclaim on stay etc. of original proceeding  
   8.01.   Claims by third party notice  
   8.02.   Filing and service of third party notice  
   8.03.   Plaintiff may join third party  
   8.04.   Separate disposal or stay of third party proceeding  
   8.05.   Directions  
   8.06.   Trial  
   8.07.   Subsequent parties  
   8.08.   Counterclaim  
   8.09.   Contribution proceedings  
   8.10.   Proceedings to enforce order for contribution or indemnity  
   9.01.   Notice of defence after service  
   9.02.   Content of defence  
   9.02.1. Reply  
   9.02.2. Alternative allegations  
   9.03.   Particulars from plaintiff  
   9.04.   Particulars from defendant  
   9.05.   Time for giving notice  
   9.06.   Particulars to be filed  
   9.07.   Counterclaim and third party claim  
   9.08.   Failure to give particulars  
   9.09.   Request for referral of a medical question to a Medical Panel—Form 9B  
   9A.01.  Stay or order in proceeding  
   9A.02.  Striking out pleading  

   PART 1--ORDER IN DEFAULT OF DEFENCE

   10.01.  Plaintiff may apply for order  
   10.02.  Affidavit required  
   10.02.1.Application by electronic message  
   10.03.  Registrar may make order or refer to Court  

   PART 2--ORDER IN DEFAULT OF COMPLIANCE

   10.04.  Defendant may apply for costs order  
   10.05.  Applications under Rule 10.04  
   10.06.  Registrar may make order or refer to Court  

   PART 3--SUMMARY ORDERS FOR PLAINTIFF

   10.07.  Application  
   10.08.  Application for an order  
   10.09.  Affidavit in support  
   10.10.  Service  
   10.11.  Defendant to show cause  
   10.12.  Affidavit in reply  
   10.13.  Hearing of application  
   10.14.  Cross-examination on affidavit  
   10.15.  Order on counterclaim  
   10.16.  Order where amount unascertained  
   10.17.  Directions  
   10.18.  Continuing for other claim or against other defendant  
   10.19.  Setting aside order  

   PART 4--DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS

   10.20.  Dismissal of complaints  
   10.21.  Dismissal of certain adjourned proceedings  
   10.22.  Reinstatement  
   11.01.  Definition  
   11.02.  Notice for discovery  
   11.02.1.Discovery requiring leave of Court  
   11.03.  Time for notice  
   11.04.  Affidavit of documents  
   11.05.  Time for making discovery  
   11.05.1.Continuing obligation to make discovery  
   11.06.  Inspection of documents  
   11.07.  Failure to make discovery  
   12.01.  When interrogatories allowed  
   12.01.1.Interrogatories requiring leave of Court  
   12.02.  Time for serving interrogatories  
   12.03.  Statement as to who to answer  
   12.04.  Time for answering interrogatories  
   12.05.  Answers and objections  
   12.06.  Who to answer  
   12.07.  Failure to answer interrogatories  
   12.08.  Answers as evidence  
   13.01.  Definitions  
   13.02.  Privilege  
   13.03.  Discovery to identify a defendant  
   13.04.  Party an applicant  
   13.05.  Discovery from prospective defendant  
   13.06.  Party an applicant  
   13.07.  Discovery from non-party  
   13.08.  Procedure  
   13.09.  Inspection of documents  
   13.10.  Costs  
   14.01.  Definition  
   14.02.  Voluntary admission of facts  
   14.03.  Notice for admission of facts  
   14.04.  Notice for admission of documents  
   14.05.  Cost of non-admission of fact or document  
   14.06.  Restrictive effect of admission  

   PART 1--INTERPRETATION

   15.01.  Definitions  

   PART 2--OFFER OF COMPROMISE

   15.02.  Application  
   15.03.  Time for making, accepting, etc. offer  
   15.04.  Time for payment  
   15.05.  Effect of offer  
   15.06.  Disclosure of offer to Court  
   15.07.  Failure to comply with accepted offer  
   15.08.  Costs consequences of failure to accept  
   15.09.  Multiple defendants  
   15.10.  Offer to contribute  
   15.11.  Transitional  
   16.01.  Evidence of witness  
   16.01.1.Quotation or assessment as evidence  
   16.02.  When affidavit may be used  
   16.03.  Use of affidavits when practicable  
   16.04.  Attendance and production  
   16.05.  View  
   16.06.  Admission of documents  
   16.07.  Person about to leave Victoria may be ordered to be examined or to produce documents  
   16A.01. Application of Order  
   16A.02. Form of application  
   16A.03. Filing  
   16A.04. Service  
   16A.05. Duty of applicant  
   16A.06. Payment of costs  
   17.01.  Attendance by summons  
   17.02.  Filing summons  
   17.03.  Service  
   17.04.  Conduct money  
   17.05.  Expenses of witnesses  
   17.06.  Setting aside  
   17.07.  Books of account  
   17.08.  Production before date of attendance  
   18.01.  Form of affidavit  
   18.02.  Affidavit by illiterate, blind or incapacitated person  
   18.03.  Content of affidavit  
   18.04.  Affidavit by two or more deponents  
   18.05.  Alterations  
   18.06.  Annexures and exhibits  
   18.07.  Time for swearing  
   18.08.  Irregularity  
   18.09.  Filing  
   18.10.  Affidavit sworn before party, solicitor  
   19.01.  Application  
   19.02.  Service of statement or copy of a report of an expert  
   19.03.  Making a statement or copy of a report of other party evidence  
   19A.01. Application  
   19A.02. Counterclaim  
   19A.03. Definitions  
   19A.04. Notice for examination  
   19A.05. Expenses  
   19A.06. Report of examination  
   19A.07. Service of reports  
   19A.08. Time for service  
   19A.09. Other medical reports to be served  
   19A.10. Proceeding against medical expert  
   19A.11. Medical report admissible  
   19A.12. No evidence unless disclosed in report  

   PART 1--GENERAL

   20.01.  Application of Order  
   20.02.  Form of application  
   20.03.  Form and filing  
   20.04.  Service  
   20.05.  Adjournment  
   20.06.  Absence of party to application  

   PART 2--PARTICULAR APPLICATIONS UNDER THE WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1958 AND THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 1985

   20.07.  Definition  
   20.08.  Application for appointment of nominal defendant—Forms 20B and 20C  
   20.09.  Application for discharge  
   20.10.  Application for revocation of direction of Conciliation Officer  
   21.01.  Application  
   21.02.  Statement of claim  
   21.03.  Defence  
   21.04.  No pleadings, discovery, interrogatories etc.  
   21.05.  Parties to serve a list of documents  
   21.06.  Service of reports and assessments in relation to proceedings relating to motor vehicle accidents  
   22.00.  Referral of complaint for pre-hearing conference  
   22.01.  Parties must attend a pre-hearing conference  
   22.02.  Confidentiality  
   22A.01. Referral of proceeding or part of a proceeding to mediation  
   22A.02. Definitions  
   22A.03. Parties must attend mediation  
   22A.04. Consequences of failure to attend  
   22A.05. Orders by consent  
   22A.06. Mediator may adjourn a mediation  
   22A.07. Mediation report  
   22A.08. Confidentiality  
   22A.09. Extension of time limits  
   22A.10. Costs  
   23.01.  Order of hearing  
   23.02.  No addresses  
   23.03.  Absence of party  
   23.04.  Adjournment of hearing  
   24.01.  Definition  
   24.02.  Application of Order  
   24.03.  Form of complaint  
   24.04.  Leave to defend  
   24.05.  Order where leave not granted  
   24.06.  Notice to parties  
   24.07.  Leave to defend after order made  
   25.01.  General relief  
   25.02.  Date of effect  
   25.03.  Time for compliance  
   25.04.  Orders may be drawn up; certified extract  
   25.05.  Consent orders  
   25.06.  Order where excess abandoned  
   25.07.  Setting aside or varying self-executing order  
   26.01.  Costs to be fixed on day of hearing  
   26.02.  Costs in accordance with Appendix A  
   26.03.  Application of scale  
   26.04.  Costs on counterclaim  
   26.05.  Costs of discovery, particulars  
   26.06.  Complaint not referred to arbitration  
   26.07.  Costs after defence struck out  
   26.08.  Costs after complaint dismissed  
   26A.01. Application  
   26A.02. Definitions  
   26A.03. Bases of assessment  
   26A.04. Party and party basis  
   26A.05. Solicitor and client basis  
   26A.06. Indemnity basis  
   26A.07. General basis  
   26A.08. By whom costs to be assessed  
   26A.09. Costs of assessment  
   26A.10. Application for assessment  
   26A.11. Filing of bill  
   26A.12. Service of bill  
   26A.13. Undefended proceeding  
   26A.14. Content of bill  
   26A.15. Disbursement or fee not paid  
   26A.16. Charge of lawyer outside of Victoria  
   26A.17. Amendment of bill  
   26A.18. Agreement as to part of bill  
   26A.19. Objection to bill  
   26A.20. Discretionary costs  
   26A.21. Assessment where no objection  
   26A.22. Attendance of parties  
   26A.23. Costs in proceedings before registrar  
   26A.24. Costs reserved  
   26A.25. Reference to a magistrate  
   26A.26. Application by person liable to pay  
   26A.27. Solicitor at fault  
   26A.28. Cross costs  
   26A.29. Order on assessment  
   26A.30. Review by magistrate  
   26A.31. Necessary or proper costs  
   26A.32. Unnecessary etc. work  
   26A.33. Increased allowance  
   26A.34. Copy documents  
   26A.35. Service of several documents  
   26A.36. Defendants with same solicitor  
   26A.37. Negotiations  
   26A.38. Retainer of counsel  
   26A.39. Advice and other work of counsel  
   26A.40. Premature brief  
   26A.41. Barrister and solicitor  

   PART 1--DEFINITIONS

   27.01.  Definitions  

   PART 2--WARRANTS GENERALLY

   27.02.  Issue of warrant  
   27.02.1.Issue of warrant consequent to request by electronic message  
   27.03.  Duration  
   27.04.  Costs of prior execution  
   27.05.  Interpleader  
   27.06.  When interpleader decided against the claimant  
   27.07.  Order against two or more persons  
   27.08.  Order against partners  

   PART 3--WARRANTS TO SEIZE PROPERTY

   27.09.  Warrant to seize property  
   27.10.  Form of warrant  
   27.10.1.Notice to person responsible for safekeeping of seized property  

   PART 4--WARRANTS OF DELIVERY

   27.11.  Warrant of delivery  
   27.12.  Form of warrant  

   PART 4A--ORAL EXAMINATION

   27.12.1.Examination of judgment debtor  
   27.12.2.Issue of summons for oral examination consequent to application by electronic message  

   PART 5--ATTACHMENT OF EARNINGS ORDERS

   27.12.3.Definition  
   27.13.  Attachment of earnings order  
   27.15.  Application for attachment of earnings order  
   27.16.  Examination of judgment debtor  
   27.17.  Making an order in absence of debtor  
   27.18.  Contents of order  
   27.19.  Service of order  
   27.20.  Employer to make payments  
   27.21.  Discharge or variation of order  
   27.22.  Cessation of attachment of earnings order  
   27.23.  Two or more attachment of earnings orders in force  
   27.24.  Notice to judgment debtor of payments  
   27.25.  Determination of earnings  
   27.26.  Service  

   PART 6--ATTACHMENT OF DEBTS

   27.27.  Attachable debts  
   27.30.  Order for attachment of debt  
   27.31.  Dispute of liability by garnishee  
   27.33.  Claim by another person  
   27.34.  Discharge of garnishee  

   PART 7--IMPRISONMENT OF FRAUDULENT DEBTORS

   27.35.  Application for summons  
   27A.01. Definitions  
   27A.02. How application made  
   27A.03. Sealed copy of order  
   27A.04. Enforcement of order  
   27A.05. Fees  
   27A.06. Costs  
   27A.07. Interest  
   28.01.  Definition  
   28.02.  Application under section 5  
   28.03.  Application under section 6 or 8  
   28.04.  Notice of objection  
   28.05.  Agreement under section 7  
   28.06.  Order in absence of parties  
   28.07.  Summons for examination  
   28.08.  Warrant of apprehension  
   28.09.  Forms of notice  
   28.10.  Warrant of commitment  
   28.11.  Payments to be made to registrar  
   28.12.  Certificate of discharge  
   28.13.  Service and notification  
   28.14.  Adjournment  
           PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SECURITY OF PAYMENT ACT 2002
   28A.01. Definitions  
   28A.02. Commencement of proceeding under section 28R of the Act  
   28A.03. Power of registrar to make order in proceedings under section 28R of the Act  
   28A.04. Setting aside an order  
   28A.05. Certification of debt by Court  
   28A.06. Application for stay of payments  
   29.01.  Venue of Court  
   29.02.  Transfer of proceeding to the Court  
   30.01.  Application for re-hearing  
   30.02.  Form of application  
   30.03.  Re-hearing date  
   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.  Variation or setting aside  
   31.06.  Payment by way of irrevocable guarantee  
   31.07.  Requirements of guarantee  
   31.08.  Liability of bank  
   32.01.  Litigation guardian of minor  
   32.02.  Person with a disability  
   32.03.  Litigation guardian of defendant  
   32.04.  Power of litigation guardian  
   32.05.  Compromise of claim by minor or a person with a disability  
   32.06.  Money to be paid into court  
   32.07.  Investment of money  
   33.01.  Reference to a magistrate  
   33.02.  Appeal from registrar  
   34.01.  Application of order  
   34.02.  Notice of appeal  
   34.03.  Amendment of grounds  
   34.04.  Affidavit  
   34.05.  Date for hearing  
   35.01.  Civil registry courts  
   35.01.1.Jurisdiction of Neighbourhood Justice Division  
   35.02.  General power of amendment  
   35.02.1.Registrar's power of amendment  
   35.03.  Directions  
   35.04.  Injunctions  
   35.05.  Preservation of property  
   35.06.  Practice notes  
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