SUPREME COURT RULES 1970
- Made under the Supreme Court Act 1970
- As at 1 August 2023
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1.1 Name of Rules
- 1.2 Commencement
1.3.7. (Repealed)
- 1.8 Interpretation
- 1.9 Seals
1.9A. 9B (Repealed)
- 1.9C Filing bail applications
1.10. 10A (Repealed)
- 1.11 Forms
1.11A. 12 (Repealed)
- 1.13 Procedure wanting or in doubt
1.14. (Repealed)
PART 1A - SITTINGS AND VACATIONS
- 1A.1 Sittings
- 1A.2 Vacations
1A.3. (Repealed)
PARTS 1B-11 - (Repealed)
Parts 1B-11. None
PART 12 - DISTRIBUTION OF BUSINESS
12.1. (Repealed)
- 12.1A Procedure under particular Acts
12.2.7. (Repealed)
PART 13 - RECORDING AND BROADCAST OF JUDGMENTS REMARKS
- 13.1 Interpretation
- 13.2 Application for permission to record or broadcast judgment remarks
- 13.3 Manner in which recordings are to be made
- 13.4 Chief Justice may give directions concerning manner in which recordings to be made
- 13.5 Shared use of recordings by news media organisations
PARTS 14-51A - (Repealed)
Parts 14-51A. None
PARTS 52-54 - (Repealed)
Parts 52-54. None
PART 55 - CONTEMPT
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Contempt in the face or hearing of the Court
- 55.2 Arrest
- 55.3 Charge, defence and determination
- 55.4 Interim custody
Division 3 - Motion or proceedings for punishment
- 55.5 Application
- 55.6 Procedure generally
- 55.7 Statement of charge
- 55.8 Evidence
- 55.9 Service
- 55.10 Arrest
- 55.11 Motion or proceedings by the registrar
Division 4 - General
PARTS 56-59A - (Repealed)
Parts 56-59A. None
Division 1 - General
- 60.1 Interpretation
- 60.1A Powers
- 60.2 Distribution of business
- 60.3 Judgment or order
- 60.4 Certificate
Divisions 2, 3 - (Repealed)
60. None
Division 4 - Appeal to the Court of Appeal
PART 61 - REGISTRARS AND CHIEF CLERK
Division 1 - Registrars
61.1.4. (Repealed)
- 61.4A Practice in registries outside Sydney
Division 2 - (Repealed)
61. None
PARTS 62-65 - (Repealed)
Parts 62-65. None
PART 65A - LEGAL PROFESSION
65A.1. (Repealed)
PART 65B - (Repealed)
65B. None
PART 65C - ADMISSION AS LEGAL PRACTITIONER
Division 1 - Application for admission
- 65C.1 Application by person approved by a Board
- 65C.2 Admission, other than of interstate applicant
- 65C.3 Interstate applicant, other than under the Mutual Recognition Act
- 65C.4 Application under the Mutual Recognition Act or the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act
- 65C.5 Administering oaths for other courts
PARTS 66-68 - (Repealed)
Parts 66-68. None
PART 69 - INFANTS' CUSTODY AND SETTLEMENTS ACT RULES
- 69.1 Custody etc
- 69.2 Assignment of business
PARTS 70, 71 - (Repealed)
71. None
- 71A.1 Interpretation
- 71A.2 Commencement of proceedings
- 71A.3 Title and parties
- 71A.4 Where service not required
- 71A.5 Where attendance not required
- 71A.6 Enforcement proceedings
- 71A.7 Costs and expenses of registration etc
- 71A.8 Facsimile number and e-mail address
PARTS 72-73 - (Repealed)
Parts 72-73. None
PART 74 - TRANSFERS OF PROCEEDINGS; CROSS-VESTING LAWS
Divisions 1, 2 - (Repealed)
74. None
Division 3 - Cross-vesting laws
PART 75 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Division 1 - General
Division 2 - Summary jurisdiction
- 75.4 Application
- 75.5 Interpretation
75.5A. (Repealed)
- 75.6 Rules applicable
- 75.7 Commencement of proceedings
- 75.8 Copies of order
- 75.9 Service
- 75.10 Evidence of service
- 75.10A Privilege
- 75.11 Pre-trial procedures
- 75.11A Procedure where defendant does not appear
- 75.11B Defendant to plead
75.12. (Repealed)
- 75.13 Termination of proceedings in a court of petty sessions
- 75.14 Arrest warrants
PARTS 76, 77 - (Repealed)
77. None
PART 78 - PROBATE AND ADMINISTRATION
Division 1 - Preliminary
Division 2 - Commencement of proceedings
- 78.3 Publication of notice of intended application for probate or administration: section 42 of P[#38]A Act
- 78.4 Publication of notice of intended application for reseal of foreign grant: section 109 of P[#38]A Act
- 78.5 Commencement of proceedings by creditor
- 78.6 Cross-claims
Division 3 - Non-contentious proceedings
Subdivision 1 - General provisions in relation to non-contentious proceedings
- 78.7 Application of Division
- 78.8 Commencement of non-contentious proceedings
- 78.9 Disposal of non-contentious proceedings
- 78.9A Making of application
- 78.10 Documents to accompany application for grant of probate or administration
- 78.11 Documents to accompany application for resealing of foreign grant
- 78.12 Supporting affidavits
- 78.13 Domicile outside New South Wales
Subdivision 2 - Evidence in support in non-contentious applications
- 78.14 Informal testamentary documents
- 78.15 Will made prior to divorce
- 78.16 Delay
- 78.17 Application for grant of probate where named executor has renounced probate or reserved leave to apply
- 78.18 Application for grant of administration with will annexed where named executor has renounced probate
- 78.19 Application for grant of administration by some only of those entitled to administration
- 78.20 Affidavit in support of application for administration generally
- 78.21 Evidence in support of application for administration by de facto partner
- 78.22 Affidavit in support of application for administration--domestic partnerships
- 78.23 Administration bonds
- 78.24 Evidence in support of application for administration for the purposes only of Chapter 3 of the Succession Act 2006
Subdivision 3 - Proof of wills in non-contentious proceedings
- 78.25 Application of Division
- 78.26 Will not sufficiently attested
- 78.27 Blind or illiterate testator's will or will at another's direction
- 78.28 Date of execution
- 78.29 Interlineations, obliterations and alterations
- 78.30 Documents referred to or attached
- 78.31 Part of will paper torn off or cut off
- 78.32 Burning, tearing or other sign of revocation
- 78.33 Inoperative will
Division 4 - Contentious proceedings
- 78.34 Application of Division
- 78.35 Commencement of contentious proceedings
- 78.36 Admissions
- 78.37 Disputes as to standing
Division 5 - Proceedings affecting other persons' interests
- 78.38 Plaintiff sole executor
- 78.39 Notice of proceedings to be served on certain persons
- 78.40 Affidavit verifying consent
Division 6 - Proceedings concerning informal testamentary documents
- 78.41 Application of Division
- 78.42 Consent of or notice to person affected
- 78.43 Appearance by person affected by informal testamentary document
- 78.44 Person affected by informal testamentary document becomes party on entering appearance
- 78.45 Persons who are bound by Court's decision on informal testamentary document
Division 7 - Proceedings for revocation of grant of probate or administration
- 78.46 Application
- 78.47 Commencement of proceedings with no defendant
- 78.48 Commencement of proceedings with defendant
- 78.49 Deposit of grant of probate or administration
Division 8 - Proceedings for administration during minority
- 78.50 Administration during minority
- 78.51 Assigned guardian
- 78.52 Elected guardians
Subdivision 1 - Notice to apply for administration
Division 10 - Caveats
Subdivision 1 - Caveat against grant of probate or administration
- 78.66 Caveat against grant of probate or administration
Subdivision 2 - Caveat concerning an informal testamentary instrument
- 78.67 Caveat concerning an informal testamentary instrument
Subdivision 3 - Caveat requiring proof in solemn form
- 78.68 Caveat requiring proof in solemn form
Subdivision 4 - General
- 78.69 Duration of caveat
- 78.70 Withdrawal of caveat
- 78.71 Order that caveat cease to be in force
- 78.72 Certain proceedings to be commenced by statement of claim
- 78.73 Service of documents on caveator
- 78.74 Assignment of case number
Division 11 - Accounts and commission
- 78.75 Definitions
- 78.76 Commencement of proceedings
- 78.77 Further requirements where applicant seeks commission
- 78.78 Objection prior to proceedings
- 78.79 Notice of proceedings
- 78.80 Sureties
- 78.81 Inspection and appearance
- 78.82 Vouching
- 78.83 Court may require further evidence, documents and notices
- 78.84 Certificate as to passing of accounts
- 78.85 Time for filing etc accounts under section 85 of P[#38]A Act
- 78.86 Renunciation of commission under section 86 (3) of P[#38]A Act
- 78.87 Reduction of excessive commission under section 86A of P[#38]A Act
- 78.88 Notices and orders under section 87 of P[#38]A Act
- 78.89 Order to file etc accounts
Division 12 - Forms
- 78.90 Form of appointment: section 75A of P[#38]A Act
- 78.91 Affidavit of additional assets: section 81A of P[#38]A Act
- 78.92 Form of acknowledgment: section 83 of P[#38]A Act
- 78.93 Form of notice of intended distribution
Division 13 - Functions of registrar
PART 79 - COURT OF DISPUTED RETURNS
Division 1 - General
Division 2 - Disputed elections and returns
- 79.6 Application of Division
- 79.7 Interpretation
- 79.8 Commencement of proceedings
- 79.9 Publication
- 79.10 Service of petition
- 79.11 Death of party
- 79.12 Respondent not opposing petition
- 79.13 Substitution of petitioner or respondent
- 79.14 Electoral Commissioner
- 79.15 Time limited for entry of appearance
- 79.16 No step without appearance
- 79.17 Particulars
- 79.18 Motions
- 79.19 Discontinuance
- 79.20 Lists of objections to votes
- 79.21 Respondent's contention of undue election
- 79.22 Trial
- 79.23 Evidence generally
Division 3 - Qualifications and vacancies
PART 80 - COMPANIES (NEW SOUTH WALES) CODE AND CORPORATIONS LAW
Division 1 - Preliminary
- 80.1 Interpretation
- 80.1A Corporations Law
- 80.1B Corporations Law: affidavit (s 459E (3))
- 80.1C Corporations Law: affidavit (s 459Q (c))
- 80.1D Corporations Law: affidavit (s 596C)
Division 2 - Proceedings under the Code generally
- 80.2 Commencement of proceedings
- 80.3 Additions above title
- 80.4 Directing notice of any application etc
- 80.5 Leave to creditor etc to be heard etc
80.6. (Repealed)
- 80.7 Inquiry as to creditors
- 80.8 Registrar furnishing copy of summons etc
Division 2A - Part II of the Code
- 80.8A Appeal from Board (s 30R)
Division 3 - Parts III-XI of the Code
- 80.9 Applications under ss 73, 118, 122, 123, 125, 133 and 175
- 80.10 Reduction of capital (s 123)
- 80.11 Reduction of capital: appointment for hearing (s 123)
- 80.12 Registration of transfer of shares etc (s 184)
80.13. (Repealed)
- 80.14 Compromise with creditors etc (ss 315, 317)
- 80.15 Oppression or injustice (s 320 (2))
- 80.16 Release of official manager (s 355)
Division 4 - Part XII of the Code (winding up)
- 80.17 Company Index: search (s 363)
- 80.18 Application for a winding up order under s 364 (1)
- 80.19 Serial number: winding up
- 80.20 Notice of intention to appear
- 80.21 Substituted plaintiff in winding up application
- 80.22 Discontinuance
- 80.22A Notice to liquidator of appointment
- 80.23 Form of winding up order
80.23A. (Repealed)
- 80.24 Stay of proceedings against company (s 367)
- 80.24A Validation of dispositions of property etc (s 368)
- 80.25 Proceedings against a Company after a winding up order (s 371)
- 80.26 Appointment of provisional liquidator (s 372)
- 80.27 Notice to liquidator of appointment
- 80.28 Notice of appointment of liquidator
- 80.29 Provisional liquidator (s 372)
- 80.30 Filling vacancy in office of liquidator (s 373)
- 80.31 Copy of report under s 375 (7) (a)
- 80.32 List of contributories (s 378 (1) (a))
- 80.33 Liquidator to file resolutions
80.34. (Repealed)
- 80.35 Release of liquidator (s 381)
- 80.36 Report by the liquidator to the Court: stay of winding up (s 383)
- 80.37 Special manager (s 385)
- 80.38 Accounting by special manager
- 80.39 Default of special manager
- 80.40 Requirement by liquidator to pay money etc (ss 384 (1) and 389)
- 80.41 Calls: sanction of committee of inspection (ss 384 (3), 389)
- 80.42 Application for leave to make a call (ss 384 (3), 389)
- 80.43 Filing notice of amount of call per share (ss 384 (3), 389)
- 80.44 Call on contributories (ss 384 (3), 389)
- 80.45 Application for order for payment of call (s 384 (3) (b))
- 80.46 Powers of liquidator (s 389)
- 80.47 Proceedings against company after voluntary winding up (ss 401, 402)
- 80.48 Complaints concerning liquidator (s 420 (1))
- 80.49 Report concerning liquidator (s 420 (2))
- 80.50 Resignation of liquidator (s 421)
80.51. (Repealed)
- 80.52 Report by the chairman to the Court: meeting of creditors etc (s 431)
- 80.53 Committee of inspection (s 432)
- 80.54 Filing proof of debt (s 438)
80.55. (Repealed)
- 80.56 Disclaimer (s 454)
- 80.57 Winding up of bodies other than companies (s 470)
- 80.58 Stay of proceedings against body other than a Company (s 472)
Division 5 - Part XIV of the Code (miscellaneous)
- 80.59 Security for costs: plaintiff corporation (s 533)
80.60. (Repealed)
- 80.61 Appeal from liquidator etc (s 538)
- 80.61A Irregularities (s 539)
- 80.62 Examination of person concerned with corporation (s 541)
- 80.63 Default in relation to an examination
Division 6 - Meetings ordered by the Court
- 80.64 Application of regulations
PART 80A - CORPORATIONS LAW AND ASC LAW
Division 1 - Preliminary
80A.1A. (Repealed)
- 80A.1 Interpretation
- 80A.2 Application
- 80A.3 Commencement of proceedings
- 80A.4 Registration of transfer of shares etc (s 1092 (3))
Division 2 - Proceedings generally
- 80A.5 Additional powers of the Court
80A.6. (Repealed)
- 80A.7 Inquiry as to creditors etc
- 80A.8 Registrar furnishing copy of summons etc
- 80A.9 Notice of intention to appear
Division 3 - Advertisement
- 80A.10 Advertisement and inspection of certain applications
- 80A.11 Service of certain applications
Divisions 5, 6 - (Repealed)
80A. None
Division 6A - Remuneration of receiver, administrator and special manager
- 80A.13A Remuneration of receiver (s 425 (1))
- 80A.13B Remuneration of administrator (s 449E (1))
- 80A.13C Remuneration of special manager (s 484 (2))
Division 7 - Winding up
- 80A.14 Index: search
- 80A.15 Form of affidavit in support of statutory demand (s 459E (3))
- 80A.16 Form of affidavit in support of an application to wind up relying on failure to comply with statutory demand (s 459Q (c))
- 80A.17 Time prescribed (s 465C)
- 80A.18 Evidence in support of winding up application
- 80A.19 Discontinuance (ss 459 and 461)
- 80A.20 Service of notice of appointment of liquidator or provisional liquidator
- 80A.21 Appeal from registrar: winding up order
- 80A.22 Remuneration of provisional liquidator (s 473 (2))
- 80A.23 Remuneration of liquidator (s 473 (3))
- 80A.24 Copy of a report under s 475 (7) (a)
- 80A.25 Report by the liquidator to the Court: stay of winding up (s 482 (2))
- 80A.26 Special manager (s 484)
- 80A.27 Accounting by special manager (s 484 (2) (a))
- 80A.28 Default of special manager
- 80A.29 Complaints concerning liquidator or provisional liquidator (s 536 (1))
- 80A.30 Report concerning liquidator or provisional liquidator (s 536 (2))
- 80A.31 Report by the chairman to the Court: meeting of creditors etc (s 547)
- 80A.32 Appeal from liquidator etc (s 1321)
- 80A.33 Release of liquidator (s 480)
- 80A.34 Exercise of Court's power by liquidator (s 488 (1))
- 80A.35 Destruction of books (s 542 (3) (a))
Division 8 - Examinations
- 80A.36 Examination of persons concerned with corporations (Part 5.9 Division 1)
- 80A.37 Default in relation to an examination
Division 9 - Winding up of bodies other than companies
- 80A.38 Winding up of bodies other than companies (s 583)
PART 81 - (Repealed)
81. None
- 82.1 Interpretation
- 82.2 Application by person approved by Board
- 82.3 Appointment in the absence of the public etc
- 82.4 Taking oath etc
- 82.5 Particulars to be entered in the roll
82.6. (Repealed)
- 82.7 Application under the Mutual Recognition Act
- 82.8 Certificate of appointment
PART 83 - (Repealed)
83. None
- 84.1 Application by offender for direction relating to decision of Parole Authority
- 84.2 Application by State for direction relating to decision of Parole Authority
- 84.3 Secretary of Parole Authority to forward documents to Registrar