Consolidated practice directions

 
 
COSTS 
60. 
(a) 
the costs of today be in the cause; 
(b) the costs of today be reserved; 
(c) 
the costs be reserved to the [trial Judge]; 
(d) the [plaintiff/defendant] pay the [plaintiffs/defendant's] costs 
fixed in the sum of [$...] forthwith; 
(e) 
there be no order as to costs; 
(f) 
the costs of the application be in the cause; 
(g) the costs of the application be reserved; or
(h) the costs of the application be reserved to the [trial Judge]. 

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4. General Division - Civil 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
4.1.2.3.
Proceedings brought pursuant to arbitration law 
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Purpose 
 
1. 
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to formalise arrangements 
made by the Supreme Court for managing proceedings brought 
pursuant to the 
Commercial Arbitration Act 2012
or the 
International 
Arbitration Act 1974 
(Cth) (arbitration law). 
The Commercial Arbitration List 
 
2. 
Proceedings brought pursuant to arbitration law will be automatically 
entered onto the CMC List (O 4A r 11(ca) and the 
Supreme Court 
(Arbitration Rules) Rules 2016
), but are managed as part of a separate 
'Commercial Arbitration List'. 
The Judge in Charge of the Commercial Arbitration List 
3. 
The Commercial Arbitration List is managed by a designated Judge, the 
Judge in Charge of the Commercial Arbitration List. 
Documents 
 
4. 
All documents filed in proceedings brought under arbitration law 
should have the words 'COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION LIST' endorsed 
directly beneath 'In the Supreme Court of Western Australia' on the top 
left corner of the document and should also bear the name of the Judge 
in Charge of the Commercial Arbitration List below the document tram 
lines (refer to sample form 1.2.1.4). 
Enquiries 
5. 
Any enquiries about commercial arbitration proceedings should be 
referred to the Associate of the Judge in Charge of the Commercial 
Arbitration List.