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

Table of Provisions

ORDER 1--PRELIMINARY

PART 1--GENERAL

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

PART 2--APPLICATION OF RULES

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  
ORDER 2--NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES
  • 2.01 Effect of non-compliance  
  • 2.02 Originating process  
  • 2.03 Application to set aside for irregularity  
  • 2.04 Dispensing with compliance  
ORDER 3--TIME, SITTINGS, COURT OFFICE AND DOCUMENTS
  • 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  
ORDER 4--PROCESS IN THE COURT
  • 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  
ORDER 5--SERVICE
  • 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  
ORDER 5A--SERVICE OUT OF AUSTRALIA ORDER 6--CLAIMS AND PARTIES

PART 1--JOINDER AND SEVERANCE

PART 2--CONSOLIDATION

  • 6.06 Consolidation of proceedings  
  • 6.07 Where several complaints against one defendant  
ORDER 7--COUNTERCLAIM
  • 7.01 When counterclaim allowed  
  • 7.02 Form of counterclaim  
  • 7.03 Trial of counterclaim  
  • 7.04 Counterclaim on stay etc. of original proceeding  
ORDER 8--THIRD PARTY PROCEDURE
  • 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  
ORDER 9--DEFENCE, REPLY AND PARTICULARS ORDER 9A--SUMMARY STAY OR DISMISSAL OF CLAIM AND STRIKING OUT STATEMENT OF CLAIM OR DEFENCE ORDER 10--ORDER IN DEFAULT OF DEFENCE OR COMPLIANCE

PART 1--ORDER IN DEFAULT OF DEFENCE

PART 2--ORDER IN DEFAULT OF COMPLIANCE

PART 3--SUMMARY ORDERS FOR PLAINTIFF

PART 4--DISMISSAL OF CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS

  • 10.20 Dismissal of complaints  
  • 10.21 Dismissal of certain adjourned proceedings  
  • 10.22 Reinstatement  
ORDER 11--DISCOVERY
  • 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  
ORDER 12--INTERROGATORIES
  • 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  
ORDER 13--PRELIMINARY DISCOVERY AND DISCOVERY FROM NON-PARTY ORDER 14--ADMISSIONS
  • 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  
ORDER 15--OFFER OF COMPROMISE

PART 1--INTERPRETATION

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  
ORDER 16--EVIDENCE GENERALLY
  • 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  
ORDER 16A--APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 42E(1) OF THE EVIDENCE ACT 1958 ORDER 17--WITNESS SUMMONSES
  • 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  
ORDER 18--AFFIDAVITS
  • 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  
ORDER 19--EXPERT EVIDENCE
  • 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  
ORDER 19A--SERVICE OF MEDICAL REPORTS ORDER 20--APPLICATIONS

PART 1--GENERAL

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  
ORDER 21--ARBITRATION
  • 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  
ORDER 22--PRE-HEARING CONFERENCES
  • 22.00 Referral of complaint for pre-hearing conference  
  • 22.01 Parties must attend a pre-hearing conference  
  • 22.02 Confidentiality  
ORDER 22A--MEDIATION ORDER 23--HEARING ORDER 24--INSTRUMENTS ACT RULES ORDER 25--ORDERS ORDER 26--COSTS ORDER 26A--ASSESSMENT OF COSTS ORDER 27--ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS

PART 1--DEFINITIONS

PART 2--WARRANTS GENERALLY

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

PART 5--ATTACHMENT OF EARNINGS ORDERS

PART 6--ATTACHMENT OF DEBTS

PART 7--IMPRISONMENT OF FRAUDULENT DEBTORS

  • 27.35 Application for summons  
ORDER 27A--SERVICE AND EXECUTION OF PROCESS RULES ORDER 28--JUDGMENT DEBT RECOVERY RULES
  • 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  
ORDER 28A--PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE BUILDING AND
  • 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  
ORDER 29--VENUE AND TRANSFER OF PROCEEDINGS ORDER 30--RE-HEARING
  • 30.01 Application for re-hearing  
  • 30.02 Form of application  
  • 30.03 Re-hearing date  
ORDER 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 Variation or setting aside  
  • 31.06 Payment by way of irrevocable guarantee  
  • 31.07 Requirements of guarantee  
  • 31.08 Liability of bank  
ORDER 32--PERSON UNDER DISABILITY ORDER 33--REGISTRARS
  • 33.01 Reference to a magistrate  
  • 33.02 Appeal from registrar  
ORDER 34--APPEALS ORDER 35--MISCELLANEOUS RULES

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