Appeals to Supreme Court—directions about appeal etc
5190 Appeals to Supreme Court—directions about appeal etc
At any time after the filing in the Supreme Court of a notice of appeal or application for leave to appeal (or leave to appeal out of time) under this part, the court may give directions in relation to the conduct of the appeal or application (including, for the application, the appeal if the leave is given), even though the direction may be inconsistent with another provision of these rules.
A direction under this rule may be made on application by a party to the appeal or application or on the court’s own initiative.
Pt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application for directions or to amend or revoke a direction.
In deciding whether to give a direction under this rule, the interests of justice are paramount.
If a direction under this rule is inconsistent with another provision of these rules, the direction prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
The court may at any time amend or revoke a direction made under this rule on application by a party or on its own initiative.
The powers of the court under this rule are additional to any other powers of the court under a territory law.
A territory law includes these rules (see Legislation Act, s 98).
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