Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) In these Rules, a reference consisting of the word "Form" followed by the letter "B" and a number is a reference to the form so numbered approved under subrule (2).
(2) The Chief Justice may approve a form for the purpose of a provision of these Rules.
(3) A form approved under subrule (2) must be published on the Court's website.
Note: The Court's website is http://www.fedcourt.gov.au.
(4) It is sufficient compliance with these Rules in relation to a document that is required to be in accordance with an approved form if the document:
(a) is substantially in accordance with the approved form and the Court's requirements; or
(b) has only such variations as the nature of the case requires.
Note: The Court's requirements in relation to preparing and lodging documents are set out in practice notes issued by the Chief Justice.
(5) If these Rules do not prescribe a form for a particular purpose, a form prescribed in other rules of the Court for that purpose may be used, but the document must have a title in accordance with Form B1.