Federal Courts Rules

Marginal note:Discretionary powers

• 47 (1) Unless otherwise provided by these Rules, if these Rules grant a discretionary power to the Court, a judge or prothonotary has jurisdiction to exercise that power on his or her own initiative or on motion.

• Marginal note:Exercise of powers on motion

  (2) Where these Rules provide that powers of the Court are to be exercised on motion, they may be exercised only on the bringing of a motion.