Section 14 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) cannot be used to dispense with the 14-day time limit in UCPR r 36.16(3A) for filing a notice of motion to vary an entered order, because doing so would effectively rewrite r 36.16 by leaving an unlimited power to vary entered orders. Practitioners must file any application to vary within 14 days of entry, which occurs automatically upon delivery of judgment.
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