Supreme Court (Chapter I Judicial Review Amendment) Rules 2015
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Supreme Court (Chapter I Judicial Review
Amendment) Rules 2015
S.R. No. 38/2015
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Rule Page
1 Object 1
2 Authorising provisions 1
3 Commencement 1
4 Judgment or order instead of writ 1
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Endnotes 3
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STATUTORY RULES 2015
S.R. No. 38/2015
Supreme Court Act 1986
Supreme Court (Chapter I Judicial Review
Amendment) Rules 2015
The Judges of the Supreme Court make the following Rules:
1 Object
The object of these Rules is to amend Order 56 of
Chapter I of the Rules of the Supreme Court to
require that the plaintiff file an affidavit in support
at the same time as an originating motion is filed
under that Order.
2 Authorising provisions
These Rules are made under section 25 of the
Supreme Court Act 1986 and all other enabling
powers.
3 Commencement
These Rules come into operation on 1 July 2015.
4 Judgment or order instead of writ
After Rule 56.01(4) of the Supreme Court
(General Civil Procedure) Rules 20051 insert—
"(4.1) Without limiting paragraph (5), at the time of
filing the originating motion the plaintiff
shall file an affidavit setting out the acts,
facts, matters and circumstances relied upon
in support of the plaintiff's claim.".
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Supreme Court (Chapter I Judicial Review Amendment) Rules 2015
S.R. No. 38/2015
Dated: 28 May 2015
M. L. WARREN, C.J.
CHRISTOPHER MAXWELL, P.
MARK WEINBERG, J.A.
SIMON P. WHELAN, J.A.
J. G. SANTAMARIA, J.A.
DAVID F. R. BEACH, J.A.
EMILIOS KYROU, J.A.
S. G. E. McLEISH, J.A.
ELIZABETH HOLLINGWORTH, J.
KEVIN H. BELL, J.
ANTHONY CAVANOUGH, J.
ROSS ROBSON, J.
KARIN EMERTON, J.
CLYDE CROFT, J.
C. MACAULAY, J.
G. J. DIGBY, J.
T. J. GINNANE, J.
MELANIE SLOSS, J.
J. T. RUSH, J.
JOANNE CAMERON, J.
RITA ZAMMIT, J.
P. J. RIORDAN, J.
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Endnotes
Supreme Court (Chapter I Judicial Review Amendment) Rules 2015
S.R. No. 38/2015
Endnotes
1 Rule 4: S.R. No. 148/2005. Reprint No. 6 as at 26 March 2015. Reprinted to
S.R. No. 11/2015. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 29/2015
and 30/2015.
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