Supreme Court Rules 1987

(1) In addition to the powers vested in him by the Probate Act, the Registrar may exercise the powers of the Court in and about:

(a) a proceeding to which Part

3 applies;

(b) settling and issuing citations;

(c) appointing a litigation guardian of a person under a disability;

(d) assigning a guardian to an infant under Part 4;

(e) granting leave under Part

5;

(f) granting an extension of a caveat or giving leave to withdraw a caveat under Part 12;

(g) making orders in pursuance of Rule 88.27;

(h) the withdrawal of caveats under section 49 of the Probate Act where the withdrawal is not contested;

(j) a proceeding under sections 88 and 91(2) and (3) of the Probate Act and under rules

88.75 and 88.79;

(k) ordering the production of an instrument under section 147 of the Probate Act;

(m) the revocation or rescission of grants of probate or administration where the revocation or rescission is not contested;

(n) the authorization of the sale, lease or mortgage of any of the real estate as to which a person dies intestate where the gross value of the real estate does not exceed $50,000 and no objection is raised to the sale, lease or mortgage;

(p) passing the accounts of executors, administrators and trustees, including allowing commission and costs in relation to accounts;

(pa) an application referred to in section 12(2) of the repealed Wills Act 1938 or section 10(1) of the Wills Act 2000 where the gross value of the estate, wherever situated, does not exceed $20 000;

(q) a matter which the Court refers to the Registrar; and

(r) such other powers as the

Chief Justice directs that he have.

(2) Where the Court refers a matter to the Registrar for the exercise in respect of that matter of a power of the Court, the Registrar may exercise that power in respect of that matter.

(3) In respect of a matter referred to in subrule (1) or (2), the Registrar may exercise the power of the Court under rules 2.04 and 3.02.