Consolidated practice directions

Deposit of pt XI wills 
 
12. After a will or instrument has been signed by the Principal Registrar 
under s 40(4) of the Act, it must be deposited in a sealed envelope in 
accordance with s 44(2) of the Act in the office of the Principal Registrar 
and the prescribed fee paid. 
13. Should a person depositing a pt XI will or instrument in the office of the 
Principal Registrar wish to be issued with a receipt for that will or 
instrument, the will or instrument should only be sealed in the manner 
prescribed under s 44(2) in the presence of a member of staff of the 
Principal Registrar's office. 
14. The fee payable upon the deposit of wills or instruments under pt XI of 
the 
Wills Act 1970
will be the same fee stipulated in the 
Supreme Court 
(Fees) Regulations 2002
, as amended from time to time.
Part XII orders to rectify a will
 
15. A certified copy of the order to rectify a will under pt XII must be 
attached to the original will and to the probated copy of the will under 
s 50(4) of the Act. 

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9. Specialised Procedures 
PD 9.4.1 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
9.4
Mortgage Actions 
9.4.1
Default Judgments in Mortgage Actions 
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1. 
The 
Rules of the Supreme Court 1971
relating to mortgage actions 
were amended with effect from 23 November 2016. 
2. 
Any writ served in a mortgage action on or after that date is to 
comply with the requirements set out in O 4AA r 1 to r 3. O 13 r 6 
and, where applicable r 7, set out the procedures to enter default 
judgment in a mortgage action commenced by a writ issued in 
accordance with O4AA. 
3. 
Any writ in a mortgage action that was served before that date or 
any originating summons in a mortgage action that was filed 
before that date is to comply with: 
(a) the rules that applied prior to 23 November 2016 (see O 4AA 
r 4); and 
(b) Practice Direction 9.4.1 as it applied prior to this revision 
coming into effect (if you require a copy please email a 
request to 
[e-mail]
). 
 
4. 
In accordance with the transitional provisions in O 4AA r 4, if there 
are multiple defendants in a mortgage action and not all are served 
prior to the amendment rules going into effect, different default 
judgment procedures will apply depending upon the date of 
service.