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MAGISTRATES COURT (CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) RULES 2005 - REG 43A

43A .         Listing conference memoranda

        (1)         This rule does not apply in the case of a claim to recover possession of real property.

        (2)         If the registrar at a pre‑trial conference is of the opinion that it is unlikely that the case will be settled, the registrar must order each party to lodge a listing conference memorandum in accordance with subrule (3) by the day specified in the order.

        (3)         The listing conference memorandum must be in the approved form and must —

            (a)         include a concise statement of the issues of fact and law that the party contends will need to be determined at the trial; and

            (b)         state how each allegation of fact will be proved; and

            (c)         state the name, address, occupation and qualification of each witness the party will call to give oral evidence at the trial; and

            (d)         unless the registrar or the Court orders otherwise, annex a statement in the approved form of the intended evidence of each witness who is not an expert witness.

        (4)         When all the parties have complied with the order the registrar must —

            (a)         give a copy of each party’s listing conference memorandum to the other parties; and

            (b)         list the case for a listing conference.

        (5)         If a party does not comply with the order, the registrar may, after giving 10 days notice to the party, give default judgment against the party, and in that case Part 5, except rule 24, with any necessary modifications, applies in relation to the default judgment.

        [Rule 43A inserted in Gazette 3 Jun 2008 p. 2132‑3; amended in Gazette 2 Jul 2010 p. 3192.]



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