Federal Court Amendment Rules 2010 (No. 2) (Cth)

Federal Court Amendment Rules 2010 (No. 2)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 338

We, Judges of the Federal Court of Australia, make the following Rules of Court under the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.

Dated 20 December 2010

P.A. KEANE CJ

P.R.A. GRAY J

D.M. RYAN J

T.J. HIGGINS J

M.F. MOORE J

S.R. MARSHALL J

A.M. NORTH J

J.R. MANSFIELD J

A.R. EMMETT J

R.A. FINKELSTEIN J

J.A. DOWSETT J

S.C. KENNY J

M.A. STONE J

P.M. JACOBSON J

B.T. LANDER J

A.N. SIOPIS J

A.P. GREENWOOD J

S.D. RARES J

B. COLLIER J

D.A. COWDROY J

A.J. BESANKO J

C.N. JESSUP J

R.R.S. TRACEY J

J.E. MIDDLETON J

J. GILMOUR J

M.M. GORDON J

J.A. LOGAN J

G.A. FLICK J

N.W. McKERRACHER J

J.E. REEVES J

N. PERRAM J

L.G. FOSTER J

M.L. BARKER J

J.V. NICHOLAS J

M. BROMBERG J

J. DODDS-STREETON J

J.A. KATZMANN J

Judges of the Federal

Court of Australia

W.G. SODEN
Registrar

1. Name of Rules

These Rules are the Federal Court Amendment Rules 2010 (No. 2).

1. Commencement

These Rules commence on 1 January 2011.

1. Amendment of Federal Court Rules

Schedule 1 amends the Federal Court Rules.

Schedule 1          Amendments

(rule 3)

[1]          Order 62, rule 9, heading

substitute

1. Liability of lawyer

[2]          Order 62, paragraph 9 (4) (a)

omit

legal practitioner’s

insert

lawyer’s

[3]          Order 78, subrule 16 (1)

substitute

(1)A reference to the Court of the following matters must be in the form of a special case:

(a)a question of fact or law referred under subsection 94H (1) of the Native Title Act by a person conducting a mediation (a mediator);

(b)a question of law referred under subsection 145 (1) of the Native Title Act by the NNTT.

[4]          Order 78, rules 17 to 19

substitute

1. Special case to be prepared — referral by mediator

For a reference under subsection 94H (1) of the Native Title Act, unless the Court otherwise directs, the special case must be:

(a)settled by the mediator; and

(b)transmitted, with 4 additional copies, by the mediator to the Registrar.

17ASpecial case to be prepared — referral by NNTT

For a reference under subsection 145 (1) of the Native Title Act, unless the Court otherwise directs, the special case must be:

(a)settled by the presiding member of the NNTT; and

(b)transmitted, with 4 additional copies, by the NNTT to the Registrar.

1. Setting down for hearing — referral by mediator

For a reference under subsection 94H (1) of the Native Title Act, the Registrar must:

(a)set down the proceeding for a directions hearing; and

(b)notify the mediator, and each party to the proceedings, of the date for the directions hearing.

18ASetting down for hearing — referral by NNTT

For a reference under subsection 145 (1) of the Native Title Act, the Registrar must:

(a)set down the proceeding for a directions hearing; and

(b)notify the NNTT, and each party to the proceedings, of the date for the directions hearing.

1. Party having carriage of proceeding — referral by mediator

For a reference under subsection 94H (1) of the Native Title Act, the party having carriage of the proceeding is:

(a)if the question is referred by the mediator at the request of a party — that party; and

(b)if the question is referred by the mediator of the mediator’s own motion — the party appointed by the mediator to have carriage of the proceeding.

19AParty having carriage of proceeding — referral by NNTT

For a reference under subsection 145 (1) of the Native Title Act, the party having carriage of the proceeding is:

(a)if the question is referred by the NNTT at the request of a party — that party; and

(b)if the question is referred by the NNTT of its own motion — the party appointed by the NNTT to have carriage of the proceeding.

[5]          Order 78, Division 3A, heading

substitute

Division 3A             Referral to Court of questions under section 94J of Native Title Act

[6]          Order 78, subrule 20A (1)

omit

136DA

insert

94J

[7]          Order 78, paragraph 20B (a)

omit

relevant presiding member of the NNTT;

insert

person conducting the mediation (the mediator);

[8]          Order 78, paragraph 20B (b)

omit

NNTT

insert

mediator

[9]          Order 78, subparagraph 20C (b) (i)

omit

NNTT;

insert

mediator;

[10]        Order 78, Division 4, heading, including the note

substitute

Division 4               Mediation

Note See also Division 4 of Part 4 of the Native Title Act.

[11]        Order 78, rule 21

omit

[12]        Order 78, subrule 21A (1), except the note

omit

136GA (4)

insert

94P (4)

[13]        Order 78, subrule 21A (1), note

substitute

Note   If a person conducting a mediation considers that a party, or the party’s representative, did not act or is not acting in good faith in relation to the conduct of the mediation, the presiding member may report the failure to the Court — see subsections 94P (4) and (5) of the Native Title Act.

[14]        Order 78, subrule 21A (3)

omit

presiding member of the NNTT

insert

mediator

[15]        Order 80, rule 4, heading

substitute

1. Referral to a lawyer

[16]        Form 15B, heading

substitute

Form 15B   Certificate of lawyer

(Order 11, rule 1B)

[17]        Form 15B

omit

(name of legal practitioner)

insert

(name of lawyer)

[18]        Schedule 2

Item	omit each mention of	insert
1	254	262
2	114	118
3	110	113
4	153	158
5	139	143
8	140	144
9	114	118
10	91	94
11	114	118
12	97	100
13	77	79
14	11	12
19	91	94
20	14	15
23	62	64
24	77	79
26	76	78
28	166	171
28	41	42
30	41	42
31	74	76
31	15	16
32	68	70
33	13	14
34	42	43
34	13	14
35	114	118
35	165	170
36	330	340
36	1 481	1 530
37	268	276
37	1 217	1 242
37	114	118
37	496	511
37	61	63
37	264	272
38	76	78
39	165	170
39	41	43
40	376	388
43A	3 471	3 579
43B	2 225	2 294
43C	1 917	1 976
43D	5 670	5 846
43E	2 001	2 063
43F	1 614	1 664
43G	3 767	3 885
43H	5 920	6 104
44	196 to 970	202 to 1 000
45	114 to 182	118 to 188

Note

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