Acts and Regulations

Rule-69.1 - HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS

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Current to 1 January 2024
PARTICULAR PROCEEDINGS
RULE 69.1
HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS
69.1.01Motion
(1)On motion by a Notice of Preliminary Motion for a Habeas Corpus Order (Form 69.1A) or a Notice of Motion for a Habeas Corpus Order (Form 69.1B) in accordance with Rule 37, a person may apply to a judge for the issuance of a Habeas Corpus Order (Form 69.1C).
(2)If the motion is made by a Notice of Preliminary Motion for a Habeas Corpus Order, an undertaking to commence a proceeding is not required for the purposes of this rule.
69.1.02Habeas Corpus Summons
(1)Upon requesting a date for the hearing of the motion, the party giving notice of the motion may also request, with reasons, that the judge issue a Habeas Corpus Summons (Form 69.1D).
(2)After considering the reasons, the judge may, if he or she considers it appropriate, also hear the party before deciding whether it is necessary to issue a Habeas Corpus Summons.
(3)A Habeas Corpus Summons
(a) requires the person to whom it is addressed to attend the hearing of the motion; and
(b) may require the person to whom it is addressed to bring the person to whom the motion relates to the hearing of the motion.
(4)The Habeas Corpus Summons shall be served with the Notice of Preliminary Motion for a Habeas Corpus Order or the Notice of Motion for a Habeas Corpus Order, as the case may be.
(5)If a person fails to comply with a Habeas Corpus Summons, the judge may issue a Contempt Order (Form 76A) against the person.
69.1.03No Restrictions on Authority of Court
Nothing in this rule limits the authority of the court in any other proceeding to issue an order that has the same effect as a Habeas Corpus Order.
Rule 69.1: 2012-51