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2013-2014
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Federal Courts Legislation Amendment
Bill 2014
No. , 2014
(Attorney-General)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Federal Court of
Australia Act 1976 and the Federal Circuit Court of
Australia Act 1999, and for related purposes
No. , 2014
Federal Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2014
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Federal Court of Australia
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Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
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Schedule 2--Federal Circuit Court of Australia
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Part 1--Commonwealth tenancy disputes
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Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
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Part 2--Costs
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Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
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No. , 2014
Federal Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 2014
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A Bill for an Act to amend the Federal Court of
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Australia Act 1976 and the Federal Circuit Court of
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Australia Act 1999, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Federal Courts Legislation
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Amendment Act 2014.
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2 Commencement
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This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal
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Assent.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Federal Court of Australia Schedule 1
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Schedule 1
--Federal Court of Australia
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Federal Court of Australia Act 1976
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1 Section 4
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Insert:
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conveyance includes a vehicle, a vessel and an aircraft.
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dwelling house includes a conveyance, or a room in
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accommodation, in which people ordinarily retire for the night.
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police officer means a member or special member of the Australian
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Federal Police or a member of the police force or police service of
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a State or Territory.
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premises includes a place and a conveyance.
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2 Subsection 24(1AA)
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After "paragraph (1)(a)", insert ", (d) or (e)".
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3 Paragraphs 24(1AA)(b) and (d)
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Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
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(b) a decision to do, or not to do, any of the following:
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(i) join or remove a party;
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(ii) adjourn or expedite a hearing;
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(iii) vacate a hearing date.
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4 After paragraph 24(1D)(c)
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Insert:
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(ca) a judgment of the Federal Circuit Court under section 17A of
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the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999;
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5 Paragraphs 33(4A)(b) and (d)
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Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
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(b) a decision to do, or not to do, any of the following:
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(i) join or remove a party;
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(ii) adjourn or expedite a hearing;
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Schedule 1 Federal Court of Australia
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(iii) vacate a hearing date.
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6 Paragraphs 33(4B)(b) to (h)
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Repeal the paragraphs, substitute:
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(c) an order under section 29; or
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(d) a decision to do, or not to do, any of the following:
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(i) join or remove a party;
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(ii) grant leave to defend a proceeding;
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(iii) reinstate an appeal that was taken to have been
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abandoned or dismissed;
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(iv) extend the time for making an application for leave to
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appeal;
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(v) adjourn or expedite a hearing;
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(vi) vacate a hearing date.
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7 Application
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The amendments of sections 24 and 33 of the Federal Court of
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Australia Act 1976 made by this Schedule apply to the bringing of
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appeals on or after the commencement of the amendments, whether the
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judgments appealed from were made before, on or after that
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commencement.
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8 Subsection 43(1)
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Repeal the subsection, substitute:
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(1) The Court or a Judge has jurisdiction to award costs in all
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proceedings before the Court (including proceedings dismissed for
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want of jurisdiction) other than proceedings in respect of which
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this or any other Act provides that costs must not be awarded. This
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is subject to:
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(a) subsection (1A); and
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(b) section 570 of the Fair Work Act 2009; and
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(c) section 18 of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013.
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9 Application
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The amendment of section 43 of the Federal Court of Australia Act
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1976 made by this Schedule applies in relation to proceedings instituted
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on or after the commencement of the amendment.
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Federal Court of Australia Schedule 1
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10 After section 55
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Insert:
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55A Making arrests under this Act or warrants
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Application
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(1) This section applies to any of the following persons (the arrester)
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who is authorised by this Act, or a warrant issued under this Act or
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the Rules of Court, to arrest another person (the arrestee):
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(a) the Sheriff of the Court;
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(b) a Deputy Sheriff of the Court;
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(c) the Sheriff of a court of a State or Territory;
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(d) a Deputy Sheriff of a court of a State or Territory;
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(e) a police officer.
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Power to enter premises
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(2) If the arrester reasonably believes the arrestee is on premises, the
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arrester may enter the premises, using such force as is necessary
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and reasonable in the circumstances, at any time of the day or night
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for the purpose of searching the premises for the arrestee or
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arresting the arrestee.
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(3) However, the arrester must not enter a dwelling house between 9
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pm one day and 6 am the next day unless he or she reasonably
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believes that it would not be practicable to arrest the arrestee there
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or elsewhere at another time.
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Use of force
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(4) In the course of arresting the arrestee, the arrester:
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(a) must not use more force, or subject the arrestee to greater
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indignity, than is necessary and reasonable to make the arrest
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or to prevent the arrestee's escape after the arrest; and
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(b) must not do anything that is likely to cause the death of, or
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grievous bodily harm to, the arrestee unless the arrester
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reasonably believes that doing that thing is necessary to
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protect life or prevent serious injury to another person
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(including the arrester); and
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(c) if the arrestee is attempting to escape arrest by fleeing--must
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not do a thing described in paragraph (b) unless:
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(i) the arrester reasonably believes that doing that thing is
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necessary to protect life or prevent serious injury to
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another person (including the arrester); and
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(ii) the arrestee has, if practicable, been called on to
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surrender and the arrester reasonably believes that the
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arrestee cannot be arrested in any other way.
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Informing the arrestee of grounds for arrest
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(5) When arresting the arrestee, the arrester must inform the arrestee of
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the grounds for the arrest.
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(6) It is sufficient if the arrestee is informed of the substance of those
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grounds, not necessarily in precise or technical language.
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(7) Subsection (5) does not apply if:
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(a) the arrestee should, in the circumstances, know the substance
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of the grounds for the arrest; or
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(b) the arrestee's actions make it impracticable for the arrester to
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inform the arrestee of those grounds.
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11 Application of section 55A
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Section 55A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 applies in
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relation to arrests:
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(a) authorised by that Act after the commencement of that
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section; or
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(b) authorised by warrants issued under that Act after that
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commencement.
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Federal Circuit Court of Australia Schedule 2
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Schedule 2
--Federal Circuit Court of Australia
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Part 1
--Commonwealth tenancy disputes
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Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
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1 Section 5
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Insert:
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Commonwealth officer or employee means a person who:
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(a) is appointed or engaged under the Public Service Act 1999;
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or
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(b) is appointed under another law of the Commonwealth; or
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(c) holds an office established by a law of the Commonwealth;
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or
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(d) is employed by a public authority of the Commonwealth; or
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(e) is a member of the Defence Force; or
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(f) is the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, a
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Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, an
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AFP employee or a special member of the Australian Federal
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Police (all within the meaning of the Australian Federal
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Police Act 1979).
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Commonwealth tenancy dispute means a matter:
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(a) involving a lease, licence or other arrangement to possess,
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occupy or use land and a dispute about:
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(i) the recovery of rent or other payments payable under or
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in relation to the lease, licence or other arrangement; or
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(ii) the termination of the lease, licence or other
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arrangement; or
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(iii) the possession, occupation or use of the land; and
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(b) in which the Commonwealth, or a person suing or being sued
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on behalf of the Commonwealth, is a party.
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public authority of the Commonwealth means:
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(a) a body incorporated, whether before or after the
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commencement of this definition, for a public purpose by a
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law of the Commonwealth, being a body corporate
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employing staff on its own behalf; or
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(b) an authority or body, not being a body corporate, established,
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whether before or after the commencement of this definition,
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for a public purpose by, or in accordance with the provisions
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of, a law of the Commonwealth, being an authority or body
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employing staff on its own behalf; or
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(c) an incorporated company over which the Commonwealth, or
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a body or authority mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), is in a
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position to exercise control.
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2 Section 10 (heading)
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Repeal the heading, substitute:
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10 Original jurisdiction--general
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3 After subsection 10(1)
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Insert:
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(1A) The Federal Circuit Court of Australia also has such original
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jurisdiction as is vested in it by a legislative instrument made under
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section 10AA.
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4 After section 10
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Insert:
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10AA Original jurisdiction--Commonwealth tenancy disputes
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(1) The Federal Circuit Court of Australia has jurisdiction to hear and
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determine a Commonwealth tenancy dispute between the parties to
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a lease, licence or other arrangement in which:
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(a) the Commonwealth, or a person suing or being sued on
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behalf of the Commonwealth, is:
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(i) the lessor (other than as a sublessor); or
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(ii) the licensor (other than as a sublicensor); or
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(iii) the grantor of a right or permission to possess, occupy
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or use land owned by the Commonwealth; and
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(b) a person other than:
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(i) the Commonwealth; or
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(ii) a person suing or being sued on behalf of the
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Commonwealth; or
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(iii) a Commonwealth officer or employee;
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is:
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(iv) the lessee (other than as a sublessee); or
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(v) the licensee (other than as a sublicensee); or
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(vi) the grantee of the right or permission.
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(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, confer jurisdiction on
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the Federal Circuit Court of Australia in respect of any other
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specified Commonwealth tenancy dispute.
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Note:
For specification by class, see subsection 13(3) of the Legislative
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Instruments Act 2003.
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(3) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, make provision for
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and in relation to all or any of the following matters in respect of a
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Commonwealth tenancy dispute:
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(a) the rights of the parties to the Commonwealth tenancy
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dispute;
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(b) the law (whether a law of the Commonwealth or a law of a
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State or Territory) to be applied in determining the
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Commonwealth tenancy dispute (the applicable law);
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(c) any modifications of the applicable law that are to apply in
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relation to the Commonwealth tenancy dispute;
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(d) the powers that the Federal Circuit Court of Australia may
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exercise under the applicable law;
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(e) if the Federal Circuit Court of Australia makes an order when
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exercising jurisdiction over the Commonwealth tenancy
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dispute--the powers that may be exercised when executing
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the order or a class of orders.
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5 Application
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The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to:
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(a) a lease, licence or other arrangement entered into before the
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day this item commences and a Commonwealth tenancy
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dispute between the parties to the lease, licence or other
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arrangement that arises before, on or after that day; and
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(b) a lease, licence or other arrangement entered into on or after
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the day this item commences and a Commonwealth tenancy
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dispute between the parties to the lease, licence or other
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arrangement that arises on or after that day.
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Schedule 2 Federal Circuit Court of Australia
Part 2 Costs
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Part 2
--Costs
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Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
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6 At the end of subsection 79(1)
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Add "or section 14, 15 or 16 of the Public Interest Disclosure Act
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2013".
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7 Subsection 79(1) (at the end of the note)
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Add "See section 18 of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 for
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proceedings in relation to matters arising under section 14, 15 or 16 of
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that Act.".
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8 Application
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The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to proceedings
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instituted on or after the commencement of the amendments.
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