Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00417:reg:3:p37
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00417
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 37/100)
Character Range: 207204–209851

ceased to exist or passed out of the possession or control of that party; or
 (f) the first party be partly or fully relieved of the duty of disclosure.
 (2) A party making an application under subrule (1) must satisfy the court that the order is appropriate in the interests of the administration of justice.
 (3) The court may make an order of a kind referred to in subrule (1) on its own initiative if it is satisfied that the order is appropriate in the interests of the administration of justice.
 (4) In making an order under subrule (1) or (3), the court may consider:
 (a) whether the disclosure sought is relevant to an issue in dispute; and
 (b) the relative importance of the issue to which the document or class of documents relates; and
 (c) the likely time, cost and inconvenience involved in disclosing a document or class of documents, taking into account the amount of the property, or complexity of the corporate, trust or partnership interests (if any), involved in the proceeding; and
 (d) the likely effect on the outcome of the proceeding of disclosing, or not disclosing, the document or class of documents.
 (5) If the disclosure of a document is necessary for the purpose of resolving a proceeding at a dispute resolution event, a party (the requesting party) may, on the first court date, seek an order that another party:
 (a) provide a copy of the document to the requesting party; or
 (b) produce the document to the requesting party for inspection and copying.
 (6) The court may make an order under subrule (5) only in exceptional circumstances.
 (7) The court may inspect a document to decide:
 (a) an application made under this rule; or
 (b) whether to make an order under subrule (3).

6.19  Costs of compliance
  If the cost of complying with the duty of disclosure would be oppressive to a party, the court may order another party to:
 (a) pay the costs; or
 (b) contribute to the costs; or
 (c) give security for costs.

6.20  Electronic disclosure
  The court may make an order directing electronic disclosure of documents.

Part 6.3—Specific questions

6.21  Application of Part 6.3
  This Part applies only in relation to an application seeking final orders.

6.22  Service of specific questions
 (1) After a proceeding has been allocated a first court date, a party (the requesting party) may serve on another party (the answering party) a request to answer specific questions.
 (2) A party may only serve one set of specific questions on another party.
 (3) The specific questions must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) be limited to 20 questions (with each question taken to be one specific question); and