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from service of a response, file and serve a reply.
25.08.2  The reply must be signed:
 (a) by a legal practitioner on behalf of the plaintiff; or
 (b) if the plaintiff is unrepresented—by the plaintiff.
25.08.3  The reply:
 (a) must not exceed 5 pages; and
 (b) must be typed in at least 12 point (Times New Roman or equivalent font size) with line spacing of 1.5 lines.

25.09  Determination of application
25.09.1  The Court or a Justice may dismiss an application, without listing the application for hearing, on the ground that the application does not disclose an arguable basis for the relief sought or is an abuse of the process of the Court.
25.09.2  A Justice may make an order under rule 25.09.1, and may publish reasons for the decision, other than in open court.
Note: For the power of a Justice sitting in Chambers to exercise the jurisdiction of the Court, see section 16 of the Judiciary Act 1903.
25.09.3  Without limiting rule 28.01, on hearing an application the Court or a Justice may:
 (a) if the plaintiff fails to attend the hearing, dismiss the application on that ground or make any other appropriate order; or
 (b) if the application does not disclose an arguable basis for the relief sought or is an abuse of the process of the Court, dismiss the application on that ground; or
 (c) finally determine the whole or a part of the application; or
 (d) refer the whole or a part of the application for further hearing by a Full Court.

25.10  Discontinuance of application
25.10.1  A plaintiff may discontinue an application by filing a notice stating the extent of the discontinuance.
25.10.2  If the discontinuance is with the consent of the other parties, the notice must be indorsed with the consent of each other party.
25.10.3  On the day a notice of discontinuance is filed, the plaintiff must serve a copy of the notice on each other party.
25.10.4  Unless the Court or a Justice otherwise orders, a plaintiff discontinuing an application must pay the costs of each defendant to the time of the discontinuance, and such costs are to be taxed unless agreed.

25.11  Stay
  Without limiting rule 8.07, the Court or a Justice may at any time grant, dissolve or vary a stay of the proceeding to which an application relates.

25.12  Directions by Registrar
25.12.1  At any time after an application is filed, the Registrar may give directions as to any matter that appears to the Registrar to be a convenient matter upon which to give directions.
25.12.2  The Registrar may:
 (a) give directions under rule 25.12.1 without a hearing; or
 (b) at the Registrar's discretion and at any time,