Rule 82 Effect of non-compliance with Rules

Non-compliance with any of the Rules in this Part shall not render any proceeding void, but, in case of such non-compliance, the court may direct that the proceeding be treated as void, or that it may be set aside in part as irregular, or that it be amended or otherwise dealt with in such manner or upon such terms as the court thinks fit.

The clerk of petty sessions shall make a note of any ruling under paragraph (1) in the appropriate Process Register.

When the court directs that the proceeding be treated as void, it shall have power to award, if it thinks fit, such costs as it could have awarded if it had dismissed the proceeding.