New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 59.8

59.8 Procedure--Court Book, defendant's argument and plaintiff's argument in reply

(1) The parties are to confer and prepare a paginated Court Book with a table of contents in a white folder (or folders) containing the following sections with dividers between them--

(a) a copy of the summons, each defendant's response to the summons and (if applicable) pleadings,

(b) a summary of the plaintiff's argument (not exceeding 10 pages),

(c) the decision under review and the statement of reasons (if any) of the decision-maker,

(d) an agreed chronology or, failing agreement, the respective chronologies of the parties,

(e) an agreed schedule of any relevant legislative provisions or, failing agreement, the respective schedules of the parties of any relevant legislative provisions,

(f) each party's list of objections (if any) to evidence.

(2) The plaintiff must, at least 7 working days before the hearing, file and serve the Court Book.

(3) A defendant must, at least 4 working days before the hearing, file and serve a summary of the defendant's argument (not exceeding 10 pages).

(4) The plaintiff must, at least 1 working day before the hearing, file and serve a summary of the plaintiff's argument in reply if the plaintiff considers a reply is needed (not exceeding 5 pages).

(4A) If generative artificial intelligence is used to generate the content of the summary of argument, the summary must state that all citations, legal authorities and case law referred to in the summary exist and are accurate and relevant to the proceedings.

(5) This rule is subject to any directions given by the court.