Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 13A

  (1)   The Chief Justice may, by written instrument, authorise a Judge to manage such class or classes of proceedings as may be specified:

  (a)   in the instrument; or

  (b)   by the Rules of Court.

  (2)   In managing a class or classes of proceedings, a Judge is subject to any direction from the Chief Justice.

  (3)   A Judge may be authorised even though the Judge is not assigned to a Division.

  (4)   The authorisation of a Judge does not affect the rank, title, status and precedence as a Judge that the Judge had immediately before any such authorisation.

  (5)   If a direction under subsection   (2) is given in writing, the direction is not a legislative instrument.