Accounts—reference to judicial officer
2732 Accounts—reference to judicial officer
If an account is taken by the registrar of a court, the registrar must if asked by a person interested in the account, or may on his or her own initiative, refer to a judicial officer of the court a question arising, and the account must be taken in accordance with a direction the judicial officer gives on the reference.
A direction given by the judicial officer under subrule (1) may be amended at any time until a certificate is filed of the results of the account.
This rule is additional to the following rules:
rule 6254 (Order that jurisdiction in proceeding be exercised by judicial officer other than registrar)
rule 6255 (Registrar referring proceeding or issue to judicial officer).
In this rule:
judicial officer means—
for the registrar of the Supreme Court—a judge; or
for the registrar of the Magistrates Court—a magistrate.
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