Federal Court of Australia Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997No. 107 1

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Federal Court of Australia Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.

Dated 14 May 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

daryl williams

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice

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1.   Commencement

1.1   Subregulation 4.2 commences on 25 May 1997.

[Note: The remaining provisions of these Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Federal Court of Australia Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 1A (Interpretation)

3.1   Definition of “corporation”:

Omit the definition, substitute:

“‘corporation’ has the same meaning as in the Corporations Law and includes a financial institution (as defined in section 111AZA of that Law);”.

4.   Regulation 2 (Filing fees etc.)

4.1   After subregulation 2 (1B), insert:

 “(1C) A fee (other than a filing fee mentioned in item 1A of the Schedule) is not payable in relation to an application under section 170CP of the Workplace Relations Act 1996.

 “(1D) A fee is not payable in relation to a proceeding commenced under Division 3 of Part VIA of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (as in force before 31 December 1996) that is transferred to the Court from the Industrial Relations Court.”.

4.2   Paragraph 2 (2) (a):

Omit the paragraph.

5.   Regulation 2AA (Setting down fees)

5.1   Paragraph 2AA (2) (d):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

• “(d)

  the proceeding is one to which subregulation 2 (1C), 2 (1D) or 2 (2) applies; or”.

5.2   Paragraph 2AA (2) (ea):

Omit the paragraph.

5.3   Paragraph 2AA (2) (i):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

• “(i)

  the proceeding is a proceeding in the Court in the exercise by the Court of original jurisdiction vested in it by the Bankruptcy Act 1966.”.

6.   Regulation 2A (Hearing fees)

6.1   Paragraph 2A (2) (d):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

• “(d)

  the proceeding is one to which subregulation 2 (1C), 2 (1D) or 2 (2) applies; or”.

6.2   Paragraph 2A (2) (db):

Omit the paragraph.

6.3   Paragraph 2A (2) (h):

Omit the paragraph, substitute:

• “(h)

  the proceeding is a proceeding in the Court in the exercise by the Court of original jurisdiction vested in it by the Bankruptcy Act 1966.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 May 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1978 No. 36 as amended by 1979 No. 43; 1982 No. 245; 1983 No. 339; 1985 No. 178; 1987 Nos. 22, 171 and 198; 1989 Nos. 154 and 328; 1991 No. 448; 1992 No. 405; 1995 No. 417; 1996 Nos. 189, 254, 266 and 321.