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8. Registrars and Referees

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In this section:
  • Summary
  • Advantages and disadvantages
  • Federal Court Registrars
  • Masters—United States
  • Victorian Law Reform Commission’s model
  • Discovery masters—Justice Finkelstein’s proposal
  • Referees
  • Practice Note CM 6
‹ Judicial education and training up Summary ›

Managing Discovery: Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts (ALRC Report 115)

Table of Contents:

  • Terms of Reference
  • List of Participants
  • List of Recommendations
  • Executive Summary
  • 1. Introduction to the Inquiry
  • 2. Framework for Reform
  • 3. Data Collection
  • 4. Overview of Discovery Laws
  • 5. Access to Discovery and General Discovery
  • 6. Limited Discovery and Discovery Plans
  • 7. Judicial Case Management and Training
  • 8. Registrars and Referees
    • Summary
    • Advantages and disadvantages
    • Federal Court Registrars
    • Masters—United States
    • Victorian Law Reform Commission’s model
    • Discovery masters—Justice Finkelstein’s proposal
    • Referees
    • Practice Note CM 6
  • 9. Costs Orders and Reasonable Fees
  • 10. Pre-trial Oral Examinations
  • 11. Pre-action Protocols and Other Alternatives to Discovery
  • 12. Professional and Ethical Discovery
  • Appendix 1. List of Submissions
  • Appendix 2. List of Agencies, Organisations and Individuals Consulted
  • Appendix 3. List of Abbreviations
  • Appendix 4. Questionnaire
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