RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT 1971 - ORDER 1 RULE 4B

RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT 1971 - ORDER 1 RULE 4B

4B .         Case flow management, use and objects of

        (1)         Actions, causes and matters in the Court will, to the extent that the resources of the Court permit, be managed and supervised in accordance with a system of positive case flow management with the objects of — 

            (a)         promoting the just determination of litigation; and

            (b)         disposing efficiently of the business of the Court; and

            (c)         maximising the efficient use of available judicial and administrative resources; and

            (d)         facilitating the timely disposal of business; and

            (e)         ensuring the procedure applicable, and the costs of the procedure to the parties and the State, are proportionate to the value, importance and complexity of the subject matter in dispute; and

            (f)         that the procedure applicable, and the costs of the procedure to the parties, are proportionate to the financial position of each party.

        (2)         These rules are to be construed and applied and the processes and procedures of the Court conducted so as best to ensure the attainment of the objects referred to in subrule (1).

        [Rule 4B inserted: Gazette 26 Mar 1993 p. 1840‑1; amended: Gazette 28 Jul 2010 p. 3440; 28 Jun 2011 p. 2552.]