Amendment to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules - Amendment to Rule 50.18

11/06/2021

On 7 June 2021, the Uniform Rules Committee approved Amendment No 97 to the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules.

The amendment is to rule 50.18 – Defendants in an appeal. The amendment increases from 10 to 12 the age at which a child is a defendant to an appeal against a care decision in respect of the child. The amendment aligns the rule with provisions of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 which establishes rebuttable presumptions as to capacity.

The amendment was published on the NSW Legislation Website today and commences today.

A copy of the amendment is available here.