Inquiry or account
594 Inquiry or account
At any stage of a proceeding, the Court or a judge may direct any inquiries or accounts to be made or taken.
On the making of an order for the taking of an account, an order for payment of any amount found to be due on taking the account may also be made.
An order for the taking of any account is not to be made – against a defendant who has not filed a notice of appearance unless that defendant is in default of appearance; or if it appears that there is some preliminary question to be tried.
A direction for the taking of an account or the making of an inquiry is to be numbered so that, as far as possible, each account and inquiry is distinguishable.
Unless the Court or a judge otherwise directs, a judgment or order for a general account of the personal estate of a deceased person is to contain a direction for an inquiry as to what parts, if any, of the estate are outstanding or undisposed of.
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