Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 2021 (NO. 12, 2021) - SECT 53

             (1)  The Rules of Court may make provision in relation to:

                     (a)  transfers of proceedings from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) under subsection 51(1); or

                     (b)  transfers of proceedings to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) under subsection 52(1);

including in relation to the scale of costs that applies to any order made in respect of proceedings that are transferred.

             (2)  In particular, the Rules of Court may specify:

                     (a)  in relation to a proceeding to be transferred from the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)--matters to which the Chief Justice must have regard in deciding whether to transfer a proceeding under subsection 51(1); or

                     (b)  in relation to a proceeding to be transferred to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)--matters to which the Chief Justice must have regard in deciding whether to transfer a proceeding under subsection 52(1).

             (3)  Before Rules of Court are made for the purposes of this section, the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) must consult the Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).