Supreme Court (General) Rules 2005 (WA)

Western Australia Supreme Court Act 1935 Supreme Court (General) Rules 2005 Western Australia Supreme Court (General) Rules 2005 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Interpretation 1 4. Application of these rules 1 Part 2 — Recording proceedings 5. Interpretation 2 6. Transcripts may be in electronic form 2 7. Which proceedings are to be recorded and transcribed 2 8. Recorders and transcribers, duties of 2 9. Accuracy, requesting a check of 3 10. Certificate of accuracy 4 11. Custody of recordings and transcripts 4 Notes Compilation table 5 Western Australia Supreme Court Act 1935 Supreme Court (General) Rules 2005

Part 1 — Preliminary

1. Citation These rules are the Supreme Court (General) Rules 2005.

2. Commencement These rules come into operation on 2 May 2005 or the day on which they are published in the Gazette, whichever is the later.

3. Interpretation (1) In these rules, unless the contrary intention appears — proceedings means any proceedings in the civil or criminal jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; RSC means the Rules of the Supreme Court 1971. (2) A term defined in the RSC has the same meaning in these rules as it has in the RSC, unless the contrary intention appears.

4. Application of these rules These rules apply to and in relation to all proceedings that are — (a) pending when these rules commence; or (b) commenced on or after these rules commence.

Part 2 — Recording proceedings

5. Interpretation In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears — record means any thing or process — (a) upon or by which information is recorded or stored; or (b) by means of which a meaning can be conveyed by any means in a visible or recoverable form, whether or not the use or assistance of some electronic, electrical, mechanical, chemical or other device or process is required to recover or convey the information or meaning.