AGLC4 Rule 2.1.9: Ex parte

Write Ex parte in full whenever it appears in a case name; it is never abbreviated. It marks an application brought by the named party without the other side being present.

AGLC4 page 44

Formatting

  • Ex parte is italic as part of the case name.
  • Ex takes a capital E and parte stays lower case (rule 1.7).
  • Where Ex parte follows another name, a semicolon and a space come before it.
  • Ex parte is never shortened to ex p or any other form.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 44
  1. 27
    Re McBain; Ex parte Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2002) 209 CLR 372.
  2. 28
    J Boag & Son Brewing Ltd v Cascade Brewery Co Pty Ltd; Ex parte Banks Paton Australia Pty Ltd (1997) 7 Tas R 119.
  3. 29
    R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers’ Society of Australia (1956) 94 CLR 254.

See also

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