Consolidated practice directions

Interested non-parties 
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 Order 9A 
16. Under O 9A r 2, a party to an action must notify the Principal Registrar 
and each other party to the action of the identity of any person who is 
an interested non-party in relation to the party to the action. There is a 
requirement that the notice is to be given in writing as soon as is 
reasonably practicable after the person becomes an interested non-party 
in relation to the action (O 9 r 2(2)). That notice should be filed 
electronically by the party, and not by the interested non-party.
Application to the Principal Registrar 
17. An application may be made to the Principal Registrar for permission to 
present a document for filing otherwise than via the ECMS. 
18. The Principal Registrar, for any good reason and without a formal 
application or request, may permit a person to present a document 
otherwise than via the ECMS (O 67A r 3(3)). Such a request is to be 
made either in writing by letter addressed to the Principal Registrar, or 
by email sent to the associate to the Principal Registrar 
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refer to 
website
 
for contact details. 
19. When giving permission, the Principal Registrar may give directions as 
to the manner in which the document is to be presented (O 67A r 3(4)), 
including whether the document is to be presented to the Court: 
(a) by emailing it; or 
(b) by delivering it; or 
(c) by posting it; or 

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1. Supreme Court Registry & Court of Appeal Office 
PD 1.1.4 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
(d) by faxing it. 
 
Objections to subpoenas 
20. A request made under O 36B r 8 or 8A by a non-party addressee of a 
subpoena, or any other non-party with sufficient interest, to set aside, 
vary or grant other relief with respect to a subpoena cannot be filed 
electronically (O 36B r 8B(3A)). That request must be made by letter 
addressed to the Principal Registrar in accordance with O 36B r 8B, 
unless par (a), (b) or (c) of O 36B r 8B(1) apply. Unless there is good 
reason, that letter should be presented for filing by email, scanned in 
.pdf format as an attachment. The email address for filing is 
[e-mail]
. (Refer also to Practice Direction 1.2.2.)