Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In any cause or
matter, other than a criminal proceeding —
(a) if
all the parties interested who are not under disability consent; or
(b) if
the cause or matter requires any prolonged examination of documents, or any
scientific or local investigation, which cannot, in the opinion of the Court
or a judge, conveniently be made before a jury or conducted by the Court; or
(c) if
the question in dispute consists wholly or in part of matters of account;
the Court or a judge
may at any time order the whole cause or matter, or any question or issue of
fact arising therein, to be tried before a master, a registrar, or a special
referee or arbitrator agreed on by the parties.
(2) The Court or a
judge may at any time order that any assessment of damages be tried before a
master on such conditions and under such circumstances, if any, as may be
specified in the order.
[Section 51 amended by No. 39 of 1971
s. 9; No. 67 of 1979 s. 11; No. 47 of 1983 s. 13;
No. 65 of 2003 s. 130(7).]