Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

SUPREME COURT RULES (AMENDMENT) (NO. 8 OF 1997) - REG 4

    (a)     by omitting from the definition of “Cause Book” in subrule (1) “Order 6, rule 5” and substituting “Order 2, rule 19”;

    (b)     by omitting from subrule (1) the definitions of “action” and “file” and substituting the following definitions:

“ ‘action' means any proceeding other than a criminal proceeding or an appellate proceeding;

‘file', in relation to a document, means to place the document on the Court file;”;

    (c)     by omitting from subrule (1) the definitions of “Crown Solicitor” and “originating summons”; and

    (d)     by inserting in subrule (1) the following definitions:

“ ‘criminal proceeding' includes an application in relation to bail;

‘motor vehicle' means a motor vehicle within the meaning of subsection 4 (1) of the Motor Traffic Act 1936 ;

‘negligence', in relation to an employer, means—

        (a)     the negligence of the employer;

        (b)     the negligence of another person for whose negligence the employer is liable; or

        (c)     a breach of statutory duty by the employer or by another person for whose breach of statutory duty the employer is liable;

‘originating application' means an application under
Order 2 for the commencement of an action;”.

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