Federal Court Rules (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1996

No. 308 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 12 December 1996.

 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.

 K.J. JENKINSON 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.R. EINFELD J.

 M.L. FOSTER J.

 M.C. LEE J.

 J.W. von DOUSSA J.

 D.F. O’CONNOR J.

 T.J. HIGGINS 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.

 R.D. NICHOLSON J.

 P.D. FINN J.

 R.A. SUNDBERG J.

 J.R.F. LEHANE J.

 A.M. NORTH J.

 R.N. MADGWICK J.

 R. MERKEL J.

 J.R. MANSFIELD J.

 Judges of the Federal

 Court of Australia

W.G. SODEN

Registrar

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Rules commence on 16 December 1996.

2.   Amendment

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

3.   Order 1, rule 11 (Application of Bankruptcy Rules)

3.1   Omit the rule.

4.   Order 7, rule 9 (Substituted service)

4.1   Subrule 9 (1):

Omit “on an application”, substitute “by motion in an existing proceeding”.

5.   New Order 77

5.1   After Order 76, insert:

“ORDER 77—BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS

Application of Bankruptcy Rules

 “1. (1) In this rule, ‘Bankruptcy Rules’ means the Bankruptcy Rules as in force under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 immediately before 16 December 1996.

[NOTE: This date is the date on which Schedule 1 to the Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Act 1996 commences.]

 “(2) Subject to subrule (4) and to any order by the Court or a Judge, the Bankruptcy Rules, to the extent that they:

• (a)

  applied to the practice and procedure of the Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction in bankruptcy immediately before 16 December 1996; and

• (b)

  are consistent with the Bankruptcy Act 1966;

apply as rules of the Court after that date.

 “(3) The Rules of Court, to the extent that they are consistent with the Bankruptcy Rules as applied by subrule (2), also apply to the practice and procedure of the Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction in bankruptcy.

 “(4) An interlocutory or other application in a proceeding which has already been commenced, whether before, on or after 16 December 1996, may be made by notice of motion under Order 19.

Powers of Registrars

 “2.(1) The Court or a Judge may direct a Registrar to exercise a power of the Court under a provision of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 specified in column 2 of an item in Part 3 of the Third Schedule.

 “(2) Subject to subrule (3), an exercise by a Registrar of a power of the Court may be reviewed by the Court or a Judge.

 “(3) If the exercise by a Registrar of a power of the Court relates to a matter that is listed in section 31 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966, the review must be heard by a Judge sitting in open Court.

Sunset provision

 “3. Order 77 ceases to be in force on 31 July 1997.

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6.   Third Schedule (Powers and functions of the Court that may be exercised by a Registrar if the Court or a Judge so directs)

6.1   Omit “Order 71, rule 7”, substitute “Order 71, rule 7 and Order 77, rule 2”.

6.2   After Part 2, insert:

“PART 3

Order 77, rule 2

Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Provision of the Bankruptcy Act 1966	Column 3 Description (for information only)
1	subsection 30 (1) (only in respect of an application to set aside a bankruptcy notice)	Power to set aside a bankruptcy notice
2	section 33	Adjournment, amendment of process and extension and abridgment of time
3	subsection 41 (6A)	Extension of time for compliance with a bankruptcy notice
4	subsection 43 (1)	Power to make sequestration order
5	subsection 46 (2)	Power to make sequestration order against 2 or more debtors
6	subsection 47 (2)	Leave to withdraw creditor’s petition
7	section 49	Change of petitioner
8	subsection 52 (1)	Power to make sequestration order against debtor’s estate
9	subsection 52 (2)	Power to dismiss creditor’s petition
10	subsection 52 (5)	Power to extend period at expiration of which creditor’s petition lapses
Column 1 Item No.	Column 2 Provision of the Bankruptcy Act 1966	Column 3 Description (for information only)
11	section 81	Examinations
12	section 139ZU	Power to grant permission to a bankrupt to leave Australia
13	section 206	Power to adjourn petition if creditors have passed a resolution for a deed
14	subsection 244 (9)	Service of petition on person under Part XI
15	subsection 244 (10)	Power to dispense with service of petition under Part XI
16	subsection 244 (11)	Power to make order for administration of estate under Part XI
17	subsection 244 (12)	Power to dismiss petition under Part XI
18	subsection 244 (13)	Power to grant leave to present petition under Part XI
19	subsection 247 (1A)	Power to make order for administration on application of person administering estate
20	section 264B	Power to issue a warrant
21	subsection 309 (2)	Power to order substituted service

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 16 December 1996.

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 No. 29.