Order 5 — Petition: General Provisions
Rule 1 Application.
This order shall apply to any petition by which civil proceedings in the Court is begun, subject, in the case of a petition of any particular class, to special provisions relating to a petition of that class made under any law.
Rule 2 Contents of petition.
(1) A petition shall include:
(a) a concise statement of the nature of the claim made, relief or remedy required in the proceedings begun thereby; and
(b) at its end, a statement of the name of the person, if any, required to be served or, if no person is required to be served a statement to that effect.
(2) Where a person brings a petition in person, the petition shall be endorsed with:
(a) the address of the person’s place of residence and if such person’s place of residence is not within jurisdiction or if such person has no place of residence, the address of a place within the jurisdiction at or to which the document for such person may be delivered;
(b) the person’s occupation;
(c) an address for service, mobile telephone number and e-mail address where available; and
(d) an affidavit of non-multiplicity of action on the same subject-matter.
Rule 3 Presentation of petition.
A petition shall be presented in the Court Registry.
Rule 4 Fixing time for hearing, etc, of petition.
A day and time for the hearing of a petition shall be fixed by the Judge.
Rule 5 Time for Service.
Unless the Court otherwise directs, a petition which is required to be served on any person shall be served on him not less than 7 days before the day fixed for the hearing of the petition.
Rule 6 Certain applications not to be made by petition.
An application in any pending cause or matter shall not be made by petition.