Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 23) Rules 2008
Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Amendment
No. 23) Rules 2008
S.R. No. 64/2008
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Rule Page
1 Object 1
2 Authorising provisions 1
3 Commencement 1
4 Principal Rules 1
5 Filing of process 1
6 Insertion of new Order 28A 2
ORDER 28A—PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS UNDER
THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
SECURITY OF PAYMENT ACT 2002 2
28A.01 Definitions 2
28A.02 Commencement of proceeding under section 28R of
the Act 2
28A.03 Power of registrar to make order in proceedings
under section 28R of the Act 3
28A.04 Setting aside an order 3
28A.05 Certification of debt by Court 3
28A.06 Application for stay of payments 3
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STATUTORY RULES 2008
S.R. No. 64/2008
Magistrates' Court Act 1989
Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Amendment
No. 23) Rules 2008
The Chief Magistrate together with 2 Deputy Chief
Magistrates jointly make the following Rules:
1 Object
The object of these Rules is to amend the
Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure Rules 1999 to
make provision for certain proceedings under the
Building and Construction Industry Security of
Payment Act 2002 and other related matters.
2 Authorising provisions
These Rules are made under section 16 of the
Magistrates' Court Act 1989 and all other
enabling powers.
3 Commencement
These Rules come into operation on 23 June 2008.
4 Principal Rules
In these Rules the Magistrates' Court Civil
Procedure Rules 19991 are called the Principal
Rules.
5 Filing of process
In Rule 4.04(1) of the Principal Rules, for
"A proceeding" substitute "Unless otherwise
provided in these Rules, a proceeding".
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6 Insertion of new Order 28A
After Order 28 of the Principal Rules insert—
"ORDER 28A—PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
UNDER THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY SECURITY OF PAYMENT ACT
2002
28A.01 Definitions
In this Order—
adjudication certificate has the same
meaning as in section 4 of the Act;
authorised nominating authority has the
same meaning as in section 4 of the
Act;
claimant has the same meaning as in
section 4 of the Act;
principal has the same meaning as in
section 4 of the Act;
the Act means the Building and
Construction Industry Security of
Payment Act 2002.
28A.02 Commencement of proceeding under
section 28R of the Act
A proceeding under section 28R of the Act
may be commenced by a person, who has
been provided with an adjudication
certificate by an authorised nominating
authority, applying to the Court by filing in
the Court the certificate and affidavit that are
required to be filed under section 28R of the
Act.
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28A.03 Power of registrar to make order in
proceedings under section 28R of the Act
In any proceeding commenced under
Rule 28A.02, the registrar may make an
order that the respondent pay the person
applying under that Rule the unpaid amount
if the registrar is satisfied that—
(a) the adjudication certificate has been
provided by the authorised nominating
authority; and
(b) an amount payable under section 28M
or 28N of the Act has not been paid.
28A.04 Setting aside an order
Order 30, with any necessary modifications,
applies to making an application to set aside
an order in any proceeding under
section 28R of the Act.
28A.05 Certification of debt by Court
(1) For the purposes of section 33 of the Act the
court may be constituted by a registrar.
(2) An application for an order under
section 33(1) of the Act may be made in
writing and Order 20 does not apply to any
such application.
28A.06 Application for stay of payments
(1) For the purposes of section 37(1) of the Act,
an application by a principal for a stay of
payments under that section must be made in
the proceeding in which the claimant has
obtained an order for the adjudicated amount
or part of the adjudicated amount as referred
to in section 30(c) of the Act.
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(2) Order 20, with any necessary modification,
applies to an application under section 37(1)
of the Act.".
Dated: 18 June 2008
IAN LESLIE GRAY,
Chief Magistrate
FELICITY BROUGHTON,
Deputy Chief Magistrate
DANIEL JOHN MULING,
Deputy Chief Magistrate
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Endnotes
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1 Rule 4: S.R. No. 58/1999. Reprint No. 3 as at 1 March 2005. Reprinted to
S.R. No. 5/2005. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 15/2005, 165/2005,
87/2006, 164/2006, 170/2006, 178/2006, 103/2007, 119/2007, 142/2007
and 43/2008.
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