Fixing hearing date
80 Fixing hearing date
On the filing of an application in a case, or an initiating application in which application is made for interim, procedural, ancillary or other orders, the Registry Manager must fix a date for a hearing or a procedural hearing on a date that is as near as practicable to 28 days after the application was filed.
An application in which the only orders sought are procedural orders must be listed for a hearing on the first court date.
If an application in a case is filed after another related application, the application in a case may be listed for the same first court date as the related application if a registrar considers it to be reasonable in the circumstances.
The Registry Manager may fix an earlier date for the hearing of an application in a case, or an initiating application in which application is made for interim, procedural, ancillary or other incidental orders, if a registrar is satisfied that —
the reason for the urgency is significant and credible; and
there is a harm that will be avoided, remedied or mitigated by hearing the application earlier.
If a date for a hearing is fixed, the application must, as far as practicable, be heard by the court on that day.
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