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1985 No. 342 FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (DELEGATION OF POWERS) RULES - ORDER 2 RULE 1

Delegation of powers to Registrars
1. (1) The following powers of the Court are delegated to each Registrar:

   (a)  the power to dispense with the service of any process under the
Act;

   (b)  the power to make orders in relation to service and substituted
service;

   (c)  the power, in proceedings under the Act, to make orders in relation
to discovery, inspection and production of documents in the
possession, power or custody of a party to the proceedings or of any
other person;

   (d)  the power, in proceedings under the Act, to direct a party to the
proceedings to answer particular questions;

   (e)  the power to direct the parties to proceedings under the Act to
attend conferences conducted by court counsellors or welfare officers;

   (f)  the power, in proceedings under the Act, to make -

        (i)    an order under section 77 of the Act; or

        (ii)   an order for the payment of maintenance pending the disposal
of the proceedings;

   (g)  the power to make, in proceedings under the Act, an order the
terms of which have been agreed upon by all the parties to the
proceedings;

   (h)  the power, in proceedings under the Act, to make an order
adjourning the hearing of the proceedings;

   (j)  the power under section 117 of the Act to make an order as to
costs;

   (k)  the power to make orders transferring proceedings;

   (m)  the power to make an order exempting a party to proceedings
under the Act from compliance with a provision of the regulations
or the Family Law Rules.

(2) The powers of the Court under the following Orders and rules of the Family
Law Rules are delegated to each Registrar:

   (a)  Order 3, sub-rule 1 (2);

   (b)  Order 4, rules 2 and 3;

   (c)  Order 11, sub-rules 1 (2), 2 (2) and 2 (4);

   (d)  Order 13, rule 1 and paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (g), (h) and (i) of
rule 2;

   (e)  Order 14, rules 4, 5 (b) (iv) and sub-rule 6 (1);

   (f)  Order 15, rules 8, 9, 10 and 11 and sub-rule 2 (4);

   (g)  Order 18, rules 1, 11 and 18 and sub-rule 3 (2);

   (h)  Order 19, rules 3, 6 and 7 and sub-rules 2 (1) and 5 (2);

   (j)  Order 22, sub-rules 1 (2), 2 (5), 2 (6) and 3 (1);

   (k)  Order 23, rules 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 18 and 19 and sub-rules 5 (5), 5 (6)
and 7 (1);

   (m)  Order 30, rules 1, 3 and 5 and sub-rules 2 (2), 7 (1), 7 (2) and
7 (5);

   (n)  Order 38, sub-rules 3 (1), 16 (1) and 17 (2);

   (p)  Order 40, rule 2. 


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