Supreme Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000

i Supreme Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 S.R. No. 98/2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Rule Page 1. Object 1 2. Authorising provisions 1 3. Commencement 1 4. Principal Rules 1 5. New Order 12 inserted 1 ORDER 12—RECTIFICATION 2 12.01 Application of Order 2 12.02 Process 2 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2000 S.R. No. 98/2000 Supreme Court Act 1986 Administration and Probate Act 1958 Supreme Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 The Judges of the Supreme Court make the following Rules: 1. Object The object of these Rules is to amend the Principal Rules to make provision for applications for the rectification of wills. 2. Authorising provisions These Rules are made under section 25 of the Supreme Court Act 1986, the Administration and Probate Act 1958 and all other enabling powers. 3. Commencement These Rules come into operation on 1 October 2000. 4. Principal Rules In these Rules, Chapter III of the Rules of the Supreme Court1 is called the Principal Rules. 5. New Order 12 inserted After Rule 11.02 of the Principal Rules insert— -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 98/2000 Supreme Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 2 "ORDER 12—RECTIFICATION 12.01 Application of Order This Order applies to an application, pursuant to section 31 of the Wills Act 1997, for rectification of a will. 12.02 Process (1) An application for an order under section 31(1) of the Wills Act 1997 shall be made by summons filed in the proceeding in which the grant of representation was made. (2) The application shall be supported by an affidavit setting out the facts upon which the applicant relies to show that the will does not carry out the testator's intentions either because of a clerical error or because the will does not give effect to the testator's instructions.". Dated: 29 September 2000 J. H. PHILLIPS, C.J. ROBERT BROOKING, J.A. W. F. ORMISTON, J.A. JOHN D. PHILLIPS, J.A. STEPHEN CHARLES, J.A. J. M. BATT, J.A. PETER BUCHANAN, J.A. ALEX CHERNOV, J.A. F. H. R. VINCENT, J. P. D. CUMMINS, J. ALLAN W. McDONALD, J. T. H. SMITH, J. r. 5 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 98/2000 Supreme Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 3 DAVID ASHLEY, J. JOHN J. HEDIGAN, J. JOHN COLDREY, J. DAVID BYRNE, J. D. L. HARPER, J. G. M. EAMES, J. PHILIP MANDIE, J. MURRAY B. KELLAM, J. M. L. WARREN, J. ═══════════════ r. 5 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 98/2000 Supreme Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 4) Rules 2000 4 ENDNOTES 1 Rule 4: S.R. No. 97/1994. Reprinted incorporating amendments as at 13 August 1998. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --