Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FEDERAL COURT (CORPORATIONS) RULES 2000 - RULE 1.3

  (1)   Unless the Court otherwise orders:

  (a)   these Rules apply to a proceeding in the Court under the Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, that is commenced on or after the commencement of these Rules; and

  (b)   Division   15A applies to a proceeding in the Court under the Cross - Border Insolvency Act.

  (2)   The other rules of the Court apply, to the extent that they are relevant and not inconsistent with these Rules:

  (a)   to a proceeding in the Court under the Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, that is commenced on or after the commencement of these Rules; and

  (b)   to a proceeding in the Court under the Cross - Border Insolvency Act that is commenced on or after the commencement of Division   15A.

  (3)   Unless the Court otherwise orders, the rules applying to a proceeding in the Court under the Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of these Rules, continue to apply to a proceeding under the Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, that was commenced before the commencement of these Rules.

Note:   By virtue of the definition of this Act in section   9 of the Corporations Act, a reference to the Corporations Act includes a reference to the Corporations Regulations.