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or matters capable of verification by reference to a document the authority of which cannot reasonably be questioned);
(c) Part 4.3 (facilitation of proof);
(d) section 177 (certificates of expert evidence);
(e) section 182 (Commonwealth records, postal articles sent by Commonwealth agencies and certain Commonwealth documents);
(f) section 184 (accused may admit matters and give consents);
(g) section 191 (agreements as to facts).

1.05  Application of these Rules and other Rules of the Court
 (1) Unless the Court orders otherwise, these Rules apply to criminal proceedings started in the Court on or after the commencement of these Rules.
 (2) The other Rules of the Court apply, to the extent that they are relevant and not inconsistent with these Rules, to criminal proceedings started in the Court on or after the commencement of these Rules.

Division 1.2—General powers of the Court etc.

1.06  Dispensing with compliance with Rules
  The Court may dispense with compliance with these Rules, either before or after the occasion for compliance arises.

1.07  Orders inconsistent with Rules
  The Court may make an order that is inconsistent with these Rules and in that event the order will prevail.

1.08  Exercise of Court's power
  The Court may, at any stage in criminal proceedings, exercise a power mentioned in these Rules:
 (a) on its own initiative; or
 (b) on the application of a party to the proceedings.

1.09  Management of criminal proceedings
 (1) The Court may, at any stage in criminal proceedings, order the parties to attend a hearing for the purpose of managing the proceedings.
Note: The power to order attendance at a hearing may be exercised on the Court's own initiative or on application by a party to the proceedings—see rule 1.08.
 (2) Each party to the proceedings, or each party's lawyer, must attend the hearing, unless excused by the Court.
Note: For directions in criminal appeal proceedings, see also rule 4.23.

1.10  Powers of the Court that may be exercised by a Registrar
 (1) The powers of the Court under the provisions of these Rules referred to in the following table are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 35A(1)(h) of the Act:

Powers of the Court under provisions of these Rules that may be exercised by a Registrar
Item                                                                                      Provision             Power