Victorian Numbered Acts

CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2010 (NO. 47 OF 2010) - SECT 1

    (1)     The main purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to reform and modernise the laws, practice, procedure and processes relating to the resolution of civil disputes which may lead to civil proceedings and to civil proceedings in the Supreme Court, the County Court and the Magistrates' Court and provide for uniformity;

        (b)     to simplify the language relating to civil procedure;

        (c)     to provide for an overarching purpose in relation to the conduct of civil proceedings to facilitate the just, efficient, timely and cost-effective resolution of the real issues in dispute;

        (d)     to amend various Acts in relation to the conduct of civil proceedings to reflect the new procedures.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), this Act provides for—
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        (a)     overarching obligations for participants in civil proceedings to improve standards of conduct in litigation;

        (b)     the facilitation of the resolution of disputes before civil proceedings are commenced;

        (c)     the enhancement of case management powers of the courts, including in relation to discovery;

        (d)     further enhancement of appropriate dispute resolution processes;

        (e)     reform of the law relating to summary judgment;

        (f)     clarifying sanctions available to courts in relation to contravention of discovery obligations.