District Court New South Wales

Delegated powers of registrars - Civil Procedure Act 2005

Under s 13 of the Civil Procedure Regulation 2005, I direct that the Principal Registrar, registrars for proclaimed places and assistant registrars may exercise the powers conferred by the legislation listed in column 1 and described in column 2, but subject to any restriction listed in column 3.

The Hon. R.O. Blanch AM
Chief Judge
13 March 2006

Civil Procedure Act 2005

Section Description Restriction if applicable
Section 26 Referral to mediation By consent of the parties
Section 38 Referral to arbitration N/A
Section 43 Order for rehearing N/A
Section 61 (1) and (2) Directions as to practice and procedure generally N/A
Section 63 Directions with respect to procedural irregularities Restricted to those matters which a registrar may deal with
Section 64 Amendment of documents generally Restricted to those matters which a registrar may deal with
Section 65 Amendment of originating process after expiry of limitation period Restricted to those matters which a registrar may deal with
Section 66 Adjournment of proceedings before registrar N/A
Section 67 Stay of proceedings Pending a hearing by the court on the next available court sitting day
Section 98 Courts powers as to costs Restricted to proceedings before a registrar
Section 108 Determination of applications for orders for examination N/A
Section 134 Orders extending the prescribed period for the issue of writs of execution, garnishee orders, etc N/A
Section 140 Transfer of proceedings from Local Court to District Court N/A
Section 146 Transfer of proceedings from District Court to the Local Court N/A

See also delegated powers under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005.

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08 May 2023

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