Date:

07/16/2001

Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 351) 2001

under the

Supreme Court Act 1970
The Supreme Court Rule Committee made the following rules of court under the Supreme Court Act 1970 on 16 July 2001.

STEVEN JUPP
Secretary of the Rule Committee
Explanatory note
The object of these Rules is to amend the Supreme Court Rules 1970 to make it clear that parties to proceedings may agree to be bound by a matter included in a joint report of experts prepared under Part 36, rule 13CA.

Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 351) 2001

1 Name of Rules
These Rules are the Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 351) 2001.
2 Amendment of Supreme Court Rules 1970
The Supreme Court Rules 1970 are amended as set out in Schedule 1.
3 Notes
The explanatory note does not form part of these Rules.
Schedule 1 Amendment

(Rule 2)

Part 36, rule 13CA
Omit rule 13CA (5). Insert instead:
(5) The parties may agree, at any time, to be bound by agreement on any specified matter. In that event, the joint report may be tendered at the trial as evidence of the matter agreed. Otherwise, the joint report may be used or tendered at the trial only in accordance with the rules of evidence and the practices of the Court.