Date:

10/21/2002

Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 365) 2002
under the
Supreme Court Act 1970
The Supreme Court Rule Committee made the following rules of court under the
Supreme Court Act 1970 on 21 October 2002.


Steven Jupp
Secretary of the Rule Committee

Explanatory note

Under Part 14B rule 7 of the Supreme Court Rules 1970, the Supreme Court may of its
own motion dismiss proceedings entered in the Possession List if a defence to a claim
for possession of land has not been filed within 5 months of the possession claim being
entered. The object of these Rules is to enable a Registrar of the Supreme Court to
exercise this power of the Court to dismiss proceedings entered in the Possession List.

1 Name of Rules
These Rules are the Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 365)
2002.

2 Amendment of Supreme Court Rules 1970
The Supreme Court Rules 1970 are amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Amendment
(Rule 2)
Schedule E
Insert after the matter relating to Part 14A in Part 1:
Part 14B—
Rule 7 (1) Dismiss proceedings in
Possession List if defence
not filed