“3.3A Vacations

• “(1) There is to be a long vacation beginning on 20 December and ending with the close of 31 January.

  “(2) There is to be an Easter vacation beginning on the day before Good Friday and ending with the close of the Saturday following Easter.”

• “(4) Upon receiving a written request under this rule the Registrar must forthwith issue the order or orders of subpoena requested.”

“Subpart 6—Hearings by video link

“10.23 Interpretation

• In this subpart,—

  “eligible persons means the persons that the Judge considers should be treated as eligible persons for the purposes of a hearing by video link

  “judicial location means the courtroom or other place where the Judge hearing a matter by video link is located

  “remote location means the courtroom or other place, outside the judicial location, where a party, witness, counsel, or other person participating in the hearing of a matter by video link is located

  “video link means facilities that enable audio and visual communication between persons at a judicial location and persons at a remote location.

“10.24 Judge may preside at hearing of certain matters by video link

• “(1) For the purposes of section 26IB of the Act, a Judge may, by video link, preside at the hearing of any matter referred to in section 26I of the Act.

  “(2) A Judge may direct that a matter be heard by video link on the application of 1 or more parties or on the Judge's own initiative.

  “(3) This rule is subject to rule 10.25.

  “(4) This rule does not limit or affect the inherent jurisdiction of the court.

“10.25 Requirements for hearing by video link

• A Judge must not preside at the hearing of a matter by video link under rule 10.24 unless he or she is satisfied that—

  • “(a) the judicial location and every remote location is equipped with facilities that will—

    • “(i) enable all eligible persons at every remote location to see and hear the Judge and all eligible persons at the judicial location; and

    • “(ii) enable the Judge and all eligible persons at the judicial location to see and hear all eligible persons at every remote location; and

    • “(iii) enable any document necessary for the purposes of the hearing to be viewed at both the judicial location and every remote location; and

  • “(b) use of a video link is, in all the circumstances, consistent with fairness and the interests of justice.

“10.26 Incidental directions

• “(1) A Judge presiding at the hearing of a matter by video link under rule 10.24 may give directions concerning the procedure for the hearing as he or she thinks fit.

  “(2) Without limiting subclause (1), the Judge may—

  • “(a) direct that an officer of the court, or other person approved by the court, be present to operate video equipment:

  • “(b) direct that an officer of the court, or other person approved by the court, be present to assist in the hearing, and in particular to—

    • “(i) introduce persons appearing or witnesses giving evidence:

    • “(ii) assist with the administration of oaths and affirmations:

    • “(iii) assist with the implementation of any directions or requests given or made by the Judge:

  • “(c) direct seating arrangements at a remote location to ensure all participants in the hearing can be seen and heard:

  • “(d) direct when the video link must be operational in relation to his or her own entry to, or rising from, the judicial location.”

“19.12A Special provisions for service of applications to remove caveats or set aside statutory demands

• “(1) An originating application under section 143 of the Land Transfer Act 1952 for the removal of a caveat may be served, in accordance with rule 6.5, at the address for service stated in the caveat.

  “(2) An originating application under section 290 of the Companies Act 1993 to set aside a statutory demand may be served, in accordance with rule 6.5, at the address shown in the statutory demand as the creditor's address or the address for payment.”

• “3 This order of subpoena is issued by [full name], the party/solicitor for the party.*”

  “*Select one.”

• “7 In conferring with another expert witness, the expert witness must exercise independent and professional judgment, and must not act on the instructions or directions of any person to withhold or avoid agreement.”