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Part 1 · General

8. Inspection of court documents (P. 1, r. 8)

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2024.

(1)

Unless otherwise provided in these Rules, where proceedings are heard in private pursuant to any written law —

(a)

any document filed in the proceedings is not available for public inspection; and

(b)

a person who is not a party to the proceedings may not take copies of any document filed in the proceedings.

(2)

Despite paragraph (1), if an application has been referred to a maintenance enforcement officer under section 84(1) of the Women’s Charter 1961, the Court may allow a maintenance enforcement officer to be provided with a copy of any document filed or any order of the Court made —

(a)

in the proceedings arising from the referred application, including any appeal against any decision made by the Court on the referred application;

(b)

in any proceedings relating to any order sought to be enforced in the referred application; or

(c)

in the proceedings arising from an application under section 139M(1) of the Women’s Charter 1961 made by the applicant in the referred application, if a maintenance enforcement officer had prepared an interim report that was —

(i)

relied on in the application under section 139M(1) of the Women’s Charter 1961; or

(ii)

directed to be submitted to the Court in relation to the application mentioned in sub-paragraph (i).

Subregulation 1

Unless otherwise provided in these Rules, where proceedings are heard in private pursuant to any written law —

(a)

any document filed in the proceedings is not available for public inspection; and

(b)

a person who is not a party to the proceedings may not take copies of any document filed in the proceedings.

Subregulation 2

Despite paragraph (1), if an application has been referred to a maintenance enforcement officer under section 84(1) of the Women’s Charter 1961, the Court may allow a maintenance enforcement officer to be provided with a copy of any document filed or any order of the Court made —

(a)

in the proceedings arising from the referred application, including any appeal against any decision made by the Court on the referred application;

(b)

in any proceedings relating to any order sought to be enforced in the referred application; or

(c)

in the proceedings arising from an application under section 139M(1) of the Women’s Charter 1961 made by the applicant in the referred application, if a maintenance enforcement officer had prepared an interim report that was —

(i)

relied on in the application under section 139M(1) of the Women’s Charter 1961; or

(ii)

directed to be submitted to the Court in relation to the application mentioned in sub-paragraph (i).

Report

Part 2

Proceedings Under Part 10 of Women’S Charter 1961

Part 3

Quasi-Criminal Proceedings

Part 3A

Enforcement of Child Access Order Under Section 5A of Guardianship of Infants Act 1934 or Section 126B of Women’S Charter 1961

Part 4

Amicable Resolution of Cases

Part 5

Commencement of Proceedings

Part 6

Parties to Proceedings

Part 7

Service of Documents

Part 8

Judge-Led Approach in Resolving Family Disputes

Part 9

Disclosure

Part 10

Expert Evidence

Part 11

Reports Under Mental Capacity Act 2008

Part 12

Relevant Professionals and Child Reports

Part 13

Parenting Coordination Programme

Part 14

Injunctions and Other Interim Relief Before Hearing

Part 15

Court Hearings and Evidence

Part 16

Withdrawal and Discontinuance

Part 17

Payment Into and Out of Court

Part 18

Judgments and Orders

Part 19

Appeals

Part 20

Appeals from Tribunals to Family Division and Case Stated

Part 21

Transfer of Proceedings

Part 22

Costs

Part 23

Enforcement of Judgments and Orders

Part 24

Contempt of Court

Part 25

Court Fees

Part 26

Registry and Administration

Part 27

Lodgment in Court, Money in Registry and Payment to Bailiff

Part 28

Electronic Filing Services

Schedules