Tasmanian Consolidated Regulations

MAGISTRATES COURT (CHILDREN'S DIVISION) RULES 2012

- (S.R. 2012, NO. 123)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Application of rules
   5.      Exercise of Court's power
   6.      Orders on terms
   7.      Filing and lodging documents
   8.      Forms
   9.      Power to amend
   10.     Relief from rules
   11.     Proceedings wanting or in doubt
   12.     Matters not otherwise covered

   PART 2 - Commencement of Proceedings

   13.     Commencement by application
   14.     Parties
   15.     Applications to include order or relief claimed
   16.     Name, address, &c., of applicants
   17.     Affidavits to accompany applications
   18.     Filing and copies
   19.     Date for hearing
   20.     Time for service
   21.     Alteration of hearing date

   PART 3 - Case Management

   22.     Case management directions
   23.     Conduct of directions hearing
   24.     Case management generally
   25.     Matters the Court must consider
   26.     Other matters for case management directions
   27.     Case management directions by officer of Court
   28.     Revocation of case management directions

   PART 4 - Affidavits

   29.     Form of affidavits
   30.     Affidavits made by 2 or more persons
   31.     Affidavits including opinion
   32.     Affidavits by illiterate or blind persons
   33.     Alterations in affidavits
   34.     Use of defective affidavits
   35.     Affidavits to be filed
   36.     Service of affidavits
   37.     Cross-examination of person making affidavits
   38.     Scandalous material
   39.     Swearing of affidavits
   40.     Affidavits sworn or affirmed before practitioner or agent

   PART 5 - Court Order for Separate Legal Representation of Child

   41.     Orders to be sent to Legal Aid Commission
   42.     Legal Aid Commission to advise district registrar
   43.     Separate legal representation to have access to materials

   PART 6 - Service

   44.     Service of documents generally
   45.     Service of brochures
   46.     Substituted and informal service
   47.     Evidence of service
   48.     Affidavit of service

   PART 7 - Summons

   49.     Production of document from another court
   50.     Requiring attendance of witnesses and production of documents
   51.     Form of witness summons
   52.     Setting aside or other relief
   53.     Compliance with a summons to produce a document or thing

   PART 8 - Miscellaneous

   54.     Changes in representation to be notified
   55.     Children and young persons as witnesses
   56.     Expression of the child's own views