State Administrative Tribunal Rules 2004 (WA)

Western Australia State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 State Administrative Tribunal Rules 2004 Western Australia State Administrative Tribunal Rules 2004 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 Part 2 — General Division 1 — Applications 4. Filing applications and other documents 4 5. Filing applications by electronic means 5 6. Applications must be legible 5 6A. When application or other document is taken to be filed 5 7. Acceptance of applications 6 8. Oral applications 7 9. Time limit for applications: review jurisdiction 7 10. Extension of time limit 7 11. Time specified for the purposes of section 22(2) of Act 8 12. Provision of documents and materials by decision maker: section 24 of Act 8 13. Protected matter 8 Division 2 — Proceedings and hearings 14. Filing of other applications 10 15A. Changing contact details given in application 10 15B. Changing name of party given in application 11 15. Amendment of grounds or reasons for application 11 16. Notice of compulsory conference 11 17. Notice of mediation 11 18. Notice of hearing 12 19. Authentication of decision: section 74 of Act 12 20. Time limit for purposes of section 84(3) of Act 12 21. Limit on applications: section 84(4) of Act 12 22. Relief from procedural requirements: section 92(1) of Act 13 24. Request for and return of summons to witness and production of documents and other material by third parties 13 24A. Issue of summons 14 25. Service of summons 14 Division 3 — Service 26. Giving copy of application 15 27. Exemption: section 45(2)(c) of Act 15 28. Giving other documents 16 29. Giving documents by Tribunal or executive officer 16 30. Giving application to decision‑maker 16 31. Personal service: how effected 17 32. Pre‑paid post: how effected 18 33. Ordinary service: how effected 19 34. Address for service 20 35. Acceptance by legal practitioner or agent 22 36. Substituted service 22 37. Informal service: confirmation 23 38. Proof of service 23 Division 4 — Litigation guardian 39. Litigation guardian: section 40(2) of Act 23 Division 4A — Expert evidence 39A. Experts' duties 25 39B. Conference of experts pre-hearing 25 39C. Experts to give evidence concurrently 26 Division 5 — Settlements 40. Settlement offers 26 41. Acceptance of settlement offers 27 Division 6 — Costs 42A. Time within which costs application may be made 28 42. Order for costs if settlement offer is rejected 28 43. Amount of costs 29 Division 7 — Miscellaneous 45. Barring people from being agents representing parties 29 46. Dispensing with compliance with requirement of a rule 30 47. Forms 30 Part 3 — Special rules 48. Animal Welfare Act 2002 31 48A. Community Titles Act 2018 31 49. Credit (Administration) Act 1984 31 50. Employment Agents Act 1976 31 51. Equal Opportunity Act 1984 32 52. Firearms Act 1973 32 53. Fish Resources Management Act 1994 33 54. Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 33 55. Medical Act 1894 33 56. Mental Health Act 1996 34 57. Pawnbrokers and Second‑hand Dealers Act 1994 35 58. Public Order in Streets Act 1984 35 59. Retirement Villages Act 1992 36 60. Rights in Water and Irrigation Act 1914 37 61. Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996 38 62. Strata Titles Act 1985 39 63. Planning and Development Act 2005 39 64. Taxation Administration Act 2003 40 Notes Compilation table 41 Other notes 43 Defined terms Western Australia State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 State Administrative Tribunal Rules 2004