Consolidated practice directions

General Division - Civil
4.1
Case Management 
4.1.1
Case Management by Registrars 
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1. 
Case management involves continuous control by the case manager, 
who personally monitors each case on a flexible basis. 
2. 
Cases not entered into the Commercial and Managed Cases (CMC) List 
(refer to O 4A r 11 and r 13) are managed by Registrars up to the listing 
conference stage (refer to Practice Direction 4.4.1) under O 4A of the 
Rules of the Supreme Court 1971
.
3. 
Registrars who are allocated cases use the powers conferred upon case 
managers by O 4A and O 60A r 2 of the 
Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 
- 
other than those powers reserved for CMC List matters under O 4A 
div 3. 
4. 
The revised usual orders appended at 4.1.2.2 may be of use to parties in 
drafting directions and orders. It is emphasised that these usual orders 
should be regarded as a guide only, and should be customised to suit the 
circumstances of the particular case. 
Referral of Cases to the Judge in Charge of the CMC List
5. 
Any case that presents management problems or which requires more 
intensive case management may be referred by a Registrar case 
managing the case, at any time, to the Judge in charge of the CMC List.
It is intended that Registrars will identify such cases at an early stage.
The parties may also ask the Registrar case managing the case to refer 
the case to the Judge in charge of the CMC list, or may file a request that 
the matter be admitted to the CMC List as outlined in O 4A r 14 of the 
Rules of the Supreme Court 1971
. 

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4. General Division - Civil 
PD 4.1.1 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction