Australian Capital Territory

Supreme Court Rules Amendment
Subordinate Law 2000 No 50

We, Judges of the Supreme Court, make the following rules of court under section 36 of the Supreme Court Act 1933.
	Dated 30 November 2000.
jeffrey miles
Chief Justice
t j higgins
Judge
k j crispin
Judge
m f gray
Judge
a g towill
Registrar

1 	Commencement
	These rules commence on 18 December 2000.
2 	Rules amended
	These rules amend the Supreme Court Rules.
3 	Authority of Master
	Order 61A rule 1 is amended—
	(a)	by omitting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraphs:
	“(a)	in trials (except with a jury) of suits in which damages are claimed in relation to the death of, or bodily injury to, anyone; and
	(aa)	in trials (except with a jury) of suits in which damages are claimed in relation to damage to property caused by, involving or arising out of, the use of a motor vehicle; and”; and
	(b)	by adding at the end of paragraph (x) “and”; and
	(c)	by inserting after paragraph (x) the following paragraph:
	“(y)	in dealing with applications under section 21B (Defamation), 36 (Personal injuries), 38 (Action by estate of deceased person), 39 (Action for compensation to relatives), 40 (Latent damage to property and economic loss) and 57 (Exercise of discretion under limitation law) of the Limitation Act 1985.”.

Endnotes
Rules amended
1	Republished as in force on 1 February 1999.  See also SL 1999 No 26; 2000 Nos 17, 23, 24, 44 and 46.
Notification
2	Notified in Gazette 2000 No 50 on 14 December 2000.

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