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Managing Discovery: Discovery of Documents in Federal Courts (ALRC Report 115)
8. Registrars and Referees
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
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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