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Vanuatu - Constitution Procedures Rules 2003

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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

 

JUDICIAL SERVICES AND COURTS ACT NO. 54 OF 2000

 

CONSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURAL RULES

 

Order No. 26 of 2003

 

PART 1-PRELIMINARY

 

1.1 Title and commencement

1.2 Purpose

1.3 Application of the Civil Procedure Rules

1.4 Overriding objective and case management

1.5 Interpretation

1.6 Forms

 

PART 2-PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARTICLES 6 AND 53(1)

-INFRINGEMENT OF RIGHTS AND REDRESS

 

2.1 Application of Part 2

2.2 Starting Proceedings

2.3 What a Constitutional Application must contain

2.4 Parties to proceedings started by a Constitutional Application

2.5 Filing

2.6 Service

2.7 Duty of Court to enquire into Constitutional Application

2.8 Conference

2.9 Summons to disclose documents and information, produce documents and objects, etc.

2.10 Hearing

2.11 Judgment

2.12 Enforcement and costs

 

PART 3-PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARTICLES 16(4) AND 39(3)

-REFERRALS BY THE PRESIDENT

 

3.1 Application of Part 3

3.2 Starting proceedings

3.3 What a referral must contain

3.4 Parties to a proceeding started by a Referral

3.5 Filing

3.6 Service

3.7 Conference

3.8 Hearing

3.9 Judgment

3.10 Costs

 

PART 4-PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARTICLE 72

- COMPLAINTS ABOUT EMERGENCY REGULATIONS

 

4.1 Application of Part 4

4.2 Starting proceedings

4.3 What a Complaint must contain

4.4 Parties to proceedings started by a Complaint

4.5 Filing

4.6 Service

4.7 Duty of Court to inquire into Complaint

4.8 Conference

4.9 Summons to disclose documents and information, produce and objects, etc

4.10 Hearing

4.11 Judgement

4.12 Enforcement and costs

 

PART 5-PROCEEDINGS UNDER ARTICLE 53(3)

-SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS BY SUBORDINATE COURTS

 

5.1 Application of Part 5

5.2 Starting proceedings

5.3 Parties

5.4 Conference

5.5 Hearing

5.6 Judgment

5.7 Enforcement and costs

 

SCHEDULE

 

FORMS

 

FORM 1-CONSTITUTIONAL APPLICATION

FORM 2-SWORN STATEMENT

FORM 3-RESPONSE

FORM 4-SUMMONS

FORM 5-REFERRAL

FORM 6-COMPLAINT

 

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