Civil proceedings in the Supreme Court

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, all civil proceedings by or against the Crown in the Supreme Court shall be instituted and proceeded with in accordance with rules of court and not otherwise. (2) In relation to any claim against the Crown in the Supreme Court as a Colonial Court of Admiralty which falls within the jurisdiction of that court as a prize court, the Crown Proceedings Act 17 expression “rules of court” in this section means rules of court made under section 3 of the Prize Courts Act. 1894C.39.