Federal Court Rules (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997

No. 87 1

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Federal Court Rules 2(Amendment)

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

Dated 17 April 1997.

 

 M.E.J. BLACK C.J.

 R.M. NORTHROP J.

 J.F. GALLOP J.

 J.D. DAVIES J.

 J.S. LOCKHART J.

 I.F. SHEPPARD J.

 B.A. BEAUMONT J.

 M.R. WILCOX J.

 J.E.J. SPENDER J.

 P.R.A. GRAY J.

 J.C.S. BURCHETT J.

 J.A. MILES J.

 D.M. RYAN J.

 R.S. FRENCH J.

 M.L. FOSTER J.

 H.W. OLNEY J.

 J.W. von DOUSSA J.

 D.G. HILL J.

 M.F. O’LOUGHLIN J.

 D.F. O’CONNOR J.

 T.J. HIGGINS J.

 P.C. HEEREY J.

 D.P. DRUMMOND J.

 R.E. COOPER J.

 A.P. WHITLAM J.

 C.J.S.M. CARR J.

 M.F. MOORE J.

 C.M. BRANSON J.

 J.H. MATHEWS J.

 K.E. LINDGREN J.

 B.J.M. TAMBERLIN J.

 R. SACKVILLE J.

 S.M. KIEFEL J.

 P.D. FINN J.

 R.A. SUNDBERG J.

 S.R. MARSHALL J.

 J.R.F. LEHANE J.

 A.M. NORTH J.

 R.N. MADGWICK J.

 R. MERKEL J.

 J.R. MANSFIELD J.

 A.H. GOLDBERG J.

 A.R. EMMETT J.

 Judges of the Federal

 Court of Australia

 

W.G. SODEN

Registrar

 

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Federal Court Rules are amended as set out in these Rules.

[NOTE: These Rules commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Order 8, rule 2 (Leave to serve outside jurisdiction)

2.1   After subrule 2 (2), insert:

 “(2A) However, a party may serve originating process outside the Commonwealth without complying with Division 2 or 3 of this Order if:

• (a)

  the Court has given the party prior leave to serve the process outside the Commonwealth; and

• (b)

  the process is served in accordance with any terms or conditions imposed by the Court in giving the leave.

 “(2B) The Court may give a party leave to serve originating process in a convention country without complying with Division 2 of this Order only if the Court is satisfied that the service would not be inconsistent with the convention applying to service abroad of judicial documents to which Australia and the convention country are parties.

 “(2C) Nothing in this rule prevents the Court from giving a party leave to give notice, outside the Commonwealth, of a proceeding in the Court on the basis that giving the notice takes the place of serving the originating process in relation to the proceeding.”.

3.   Order 10, rule 1 (Directions hearings—General)

3.1   Subrule 1 (5):

Omit the subrule.

4.   Order 53B, rule 3 (Service)

4.1   Omit the rule, substitute:

Application of Order 53

 “3. The provisions of Order 53 apply, with any necessary changes, to an appeal from a determination of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal.”.

5.   Order 53B, rule 4 (Application for extension of time)

5.1   Omit the rule.

6.   First Schedule

6.1   Form 5 (Application):

Omit “(Order 4, rule 1)”, substitute:

“(Order 4, rule 1)

(Specify briefly the nature of the subject of the application or cross-claim and the legislative basis of the Court’s jurisdiction to hear and determine it and grant the relief sought. Note: This statement does not form part of the pleading.)”.

6.2   Form 5A (Application):

Omit “(Order 4, rule 17)”, substitute:

“(Order 4, rule 17)

(Specify briefly the nature of the subject of the application or cross-claim and the legislative basis of the Court’s jurisdiction to hear and determine it and grant the relief sought. Note: This statement does not form part of the pleading.)”.

6.3   Form 8 (Cross-claim where cross-claim is served before date of directions hearing appointed in application):

Omit “(Order 5, rules 5 and 8 and subrule 11 (6))”, substitute:

“(Order 5, subrules 5 (2) and 8 (3))

(Specify briefly the nature of the subject of the application or cross-claim and the legislative basis of the Court’s jurisdiction to hear and determine it and grant the relief sought. Note: This statement does not form part of the pleading.)”.

6.4   Form 9 (Cross-claim where cross-claim is not served before date of directions hearing appointed in application):

Omit “(Order 5, rules 5 and 8 and subrule 11 (6))”, substitute:

“(Order 5, subrules 5 (2) and 8 (3))

(Specify briefly the nature of the subject of the application or cross-claim and the legislative basis of the Court’s jurisdiction to hear and determine it and grant the relief sought. Note: This statement does not form part of the pleading.)”.

6.5   Form 10 (Defence and cross-claim against a party):

Omit “(Order 5, subrules 5 (2) and (3))”, substitute:

“(Order 5, subrule 5 (2))

(Specify briefly the nature of the subject of the application or cross-claim and the legislative basis of the Court’s jurisdiction to hear and determine it and grant the relief sought. Note: This statement does not form part of the pleading.)”.

6.6   Form 55B (Application for extension of time to file and serve notice of appeal from tribunal):

Omit “and Order 53B, rule 4”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 29 April 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1979 No. 140 as amended by 1980 No. 87; 1982 Nos. 217 and 408; 1983 No. 264; 1984 Nos. 9 and 258; 1985 Nos. 16, 97, 168 and 227; 1986 Nos. 61, 157 and 324; 1987 Nos. 73, 174 and 197; 1988 Nos. 14, 54, 144, 217 and 306; 1989 Nos. 50, 253 and 318; 1990 Nos. 72, 102, 276, 319, 414 and 453; 1991 Nos. 70, 249, 395 and 461; 1992 Nos. 43, 44, 86, 87, 186, 330, 421 and 453; 1993 No. 40, 45, 137. 225 and 290; 1994 Nos. 63, 130, 224, 279, 332 and 463; 1995 Nos. 31, 46, 239 and 449; 1996 Nos. 29 and 308; 1997 No. 82.