(1) Each power of the Federal Circuit and Family Court (Division 1) referred to in column 1 of an item of the table in clause 2 of Schedule 4 and marked with a tick ( ï¼ ) in column 3 of that item is delegated to each Senior Judicial Registrar of the Court.
(2) Each power of the Federal Circuit and Family Court (Division 1) referred to in column 1 of an item of the table in clause 2 of Schedule 4 and marked with a tick ( ï¼ ) in column 4 of that item is delegated to each Judicial Registrar of the Court.
Note: If a power of a court is delegated to a Senior Judicial Registrar or a Judicial Registrar under this rule:
(a) the Senior Judicial Registrar or Judicial Registrar has, in exercising the power, the same protection and immunity as a Judge has in performing the functions of a Judge (see sections 101 and 257 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court Act); and
(b) a party, legal practitioner or witness appearing before the Senior Judicial Registrar or Judicial Registrar on the hearing of an application or matter, or on the conducting of any conference or inquiry, has the same protection and immunity as if appearing in a proceeding in the relevant court (see subsections 98(4) and 254(4) of the Federal Circuit and Family Court Act).