Victorian Numbered Regulations

SUPREME COURT (CORPORATIONS) RULES 2013 (SR NO 112 OF 2013) - REG 1.5

In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears—

"applicant" means a person claiming interlocutory relief in a proceeding;

"ASIC Act" means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 of the Commonwealth;

"Corporations Act" means the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth;

"Corporations Regulations" means the Corporations Regulations 2001 of the Commonwealth;

"Cross-Border Insolvency Act" means the Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2008 of the Commonwealth, including, unless the contrary intention appears, the Model Law;

"defendant" means a person against whom relief (except interlocutory relief) is claimed under the Corporations Act, the ASIC Act or the Cross-Border Insolvency Act, whether in the originating process or not;

"interlocutory process" means an interlocutory process in accordance with Form 3;

"Model Law" means the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1 to the Cross-Border Insolvency Act, with the modifications set out in Part 2 of that Act;

"originating process" means an originating process in accordance with Form 2;

"plaintiff" means a person claiming relief (except interlocutory relief) under the Corporations Act, the ASIC Act or the Cross-Border Insolvency Act, whether in the originating process or not;

"respondent" means a person against whom interlocutory relief is claimed in a proceeding.