Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 11) Rules 2008

Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 11) Rules 2008 S.R. No. 32/2008 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Rule Page 1 Object 1 2 Authorising provisions 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Form of document 1 5 Statute law revision 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 i -- 1 of 5 -- STATUTORY RULES 2008 S.R. No. 32/2008 Supreme Court Act 1986 Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 11) Rules 2008 The Judges of the Supreme Court make the following Rules: 1 Object The object of these Rules is to amend the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 to permit doubled-sided printing of documents and to make minor statute law revision amendments. 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 12 May 2008. 4 Form of document For Rule 27.03(2) of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 20051 substitute— "(2) Subject to the Rules— (a) a document may be printed single-sided or double-sided, but not partly single-sided and partly double-sided; (b) the sheets of a document shall be securely fastened— (i) if the document is single-sided, at the top left hand corner; 1 -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 32/2008 Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 11) Rules 2008 r. 5 (ii) if the document is double-sided, along the left hand side; and (iii) without obscuring the writing or the margin; (c) a left hand margin of at least 25 millimetres and a top margin of 30 millimetres shall be kept clear on each sheet of a document that bears writing; (d) the pages of a document shall be consecutively numbered; and (e) a document shall have double spacing between the lines.". 5 Statute law revision In the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005— (a) in Rule 24.01(c) for "Rule 48.01(b)" substitute "Rule 48.02(b)"; (b) in Rule 42A.12(1)(a) for "him" substitute "the Prothonotary". Dated: 23 April 2008 M. L. WARREN, C.J. CHRISTOPHER MAXWELL, P. PETER BUCHANAN, J.A. GEOFFREY NETTLE, J.A. DAVID ASHLEY, J.A. ROBERT REDLICH, J.A. MURRAY B. KELLAM, J.A. P. D. CUMMINS, J. T. H. SMITH, J. DAVID BYRNE, J. 2 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 32/2008 Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 11) Rules 2008 r. 5 H. R. HANSEN, J. PHILIP MANDIE, J. BERNARD D. BONGIORNO, J. D. J. HABERSBERGER, J. R. S. OSBORN, J. K. WILLIAMS, J. STEPHEN KAYE, J. SIMON P. WHELAN, J. ELIZABETH HOLLINGWORTH, J. KEVIN H. BELL, J. BETTY JUNE KING, J. ANTHONY CAVANOUGH, J. ELIZABETH CURTAIN, J. ROSS ROBSON, J. JACK FORREST, J. LEX LASRY, J. JAMES JUDD, J. ═══════════════ 3 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 32/2008 Supreme Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 11) Rules 2008 Endnotes ENDNOTES 1 Rule 4: S.R. No. 148/2005. Reprint No. 1 as at 3 September 2007. Reprinted to S.R. No. 91/2007 and subsequently amended by S.R. No. 128/2007. 4 -- 5 of 5 --