Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999

Unless the court directs otherwise, an assessment of damages must be conducted as nearly as possible in the same way as a trial.

The hearing date for assessment must be fixed under part 2.

When the hearing date is fixed, the plaintiff must serve notice of the hearing date on the defendant.

However, if judgment is obtained in a Magistrates Court under chapter 9, part 1, subrule (3) does not apply and the registrar may proceed immediately to assess damages or refer the assessment of damages to a court constituted by a magistrate, without notice to the party against whom the judgment was obtained.