Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1990 No. 414 FEDERAL COURT RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 3

3.1 Rules 11, 12 and 13: Omit the rules, substitute: Time for service

"11. An application and affidavit or statement of claim shall, unless the
court otherwise orders, be served upon the respondent named in the application
in accordance with Order 7, not less than five days before the date appointed
for hearing pursuant to rule 8 or rule 9 of this Order. Alteration of date

"12. (1) Where a date for hearing has been obtained or made, the Court or the
Registrar may alter the date to a later date and may authorise the solicitor
for a party to make corresponding alterations in any copy for service of any
application or notice.

"(2) The Registrar may give authority by telephone or by such other means as
he or she thinks fit. Alteration of date where service less than 5 days before
hearing

"13. (1) Where an application and affidavit or statement of claim have been
served upon the respondent named in the application less than five days before
the date for hearing endorsed on the application pursuant to Order 4, rule 8
or rule 9, the Court or Registrar may alter the date to a later date and may
authorise the solicitor for a party to give notice to that respondent of that
altered date for hearing by posting an altered copy of the application by
registered post to the usual or last known place of business or abode of the
respondent or to the place at which the application was served if appropriate.

"(2) The Register may give the authority by telephone or by some other means
as the Registrar thinks fit.".