District Court New South Wales

Delegated powers of registrars - Civil Procedure Act 2005

Under s 13 of the Civil Procedure Act 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. S Huggett
Chief Judge
5 June 2024

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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