Rules of the Supreme Court 1971, application of
6 Rules of the Supreme Court 1971, application of
The RSC apply to and in respect of any case in the Court.
For the purposes of subrule (1) —
a reference in the RSC to “the Court” is to be taken as being a reference to the District Court, unless the context requires otherwise; and
a reference in the RSC to “case manager” is to be taken as being a reference to a legally qualified registrar, unless the context requires otherwise; and
a reference in the RSC to a case management direction under Order 4A is to be taken as being a reference to a case management direction made under Part 4 of these rules; and
a reference in the RSC to the RSC (whether “these Rules” or other words are used) is to be taken as including a reference to these rules, unless the context requires otherwise.
If there is a conflict or inconsistency between these rules and the RSC, these rules prevail.
[Rule 6 amended: Gazette 17 Jun 2011 p. 2159; 26 Jul 2013 p. 3409; 7 Sep 2018 p. 3183.]
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