Date:

12/11/2003

Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 387) 2003
under the
Supreme Court Act 1970

The Supreme Court Rule Committee made the following rules of court under the
Supreme Court Act 1970 on 11 December 2003.

Steven Jupp
Secretary of the Rule Committee

Explanatory note
The object of these Rules is to remove references to “neutral evaluation” from Part 72C
of the Supreme Court Rules 1970 and to make other amendments consequential on the
commencement of the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2003.

1 Name of Rules
These Rules are the Supreme Court Rules (Amendment No 387)
2003.
2 Commencement
These Rules commence on 1 January 2004.
3 Amendment of Supreme Court Rules 1970
The Supreme Court Rules 1970 are amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Amendments (Rule 3)
[1] Part 72C
Omit the heading to the Part. Insert instead:
Part 72C Mediation
[2] Part 72C, rules 1, 2, 3 and 7
Omit “or neutral evaluation” wherever occurring.
[3] Part 72C, rules 2, 4, and 7
Omit “or evaluator” wherever occurring.
[4] Part 72C, rule 3
Omit “or evaluator” from the heading to the rule.
[5] Part 72C, rule 5
Omit the rule.
[6] Part 72C, rule 7
Omit “of conclusion of mediation or neutral evaluation” from the
heading to the rule.
Insert instead “by mediator of conclusion of mediation”.
[7] Part 72C, rule 7
Omit “but not of the details thereof”.
[8] Schedule E
Omit “or neutral evaluation” from paragraph 36 of Part 2.