We, Judges of the Federal Court of Australia, make the following Rules of Court under the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.

Dated 14 December 2011

P.A. KEANE CJ

P.R.A. GRAY J

T.J. HIGGINS J

P.D. FINN J

S.R. MARSHALL J

A.M. NORTH J

J.R. MANSFIELD J

A.R. EMMETT J

J.A. DOWSETT J

S.C. KENNY J

M.A. STONE J

P.M. JACOBSON J

A.C. BENNETT J

B.T. LANDER J

A.N. SIOPIS J

A.P. GREENWOOD J

B. COLLIER J

D.A. COWDROY J

A.J. BESANKO J

C.N. JESSUP J

R.R.S. TRACEY J

J.E. MIDDLETON J

R.J. BUCHANAN J

J. GILMOUR J

M.M. GORDON J

J.A. LOGAN J

G.A. FLICK J

N.W. McKERRACHER J

J.E. REEVES J

N. PERRAM J

J.M. JAGOT J

L.G. FOSTER J

M.L. BARKER J

J.V. NICHOLAS J

D.M. YATES J

J. DODDS-STREETON J

A.J. KATZMANN J

A. ROBERTSON J

B.M. MURPHY J

Judges of the Federal

Court of Australia

W.G. Soden
Registrar

1 Name of Rules

  These Rules are the Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Amendment Rules 2011 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Rules commence on 1 January 2012.

3 Amendment of Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2005

  Schedule 1 amends the Federal Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2005.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(rule 3)

[1] Subrule 1.04 (2)

substitute

 (2) Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression used in these Rules and in Schedule 1 to the Federal Court Rules 2011 has the same meaning in these Rules as it has in that Schedule.

[2] Rule 1.05, note

omit

 District

[3] Rule 2.02

omit

or a Judge

[4] Subrule 2.03 (1)

omit

or a Judge

[5] Subrule 2.03 (1)

omit

motion on notice

insert

interlocutory application

[6] Subrule 2.05 (2)

substitute

 (2) Rule 8.07 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (changing a return date) does not apply to the return date fixed for a creditor’s petition.

[7] Rules 4.08 and 4.09

substitute

4.08 Notification and entry of sequestration order

 (1) A sequestration order must be in accordance with Form 7.

 (2) If the Court makes a sequestration order against the estate of a debtor, the applicant creditor must:

 (a) on the same day as the order is made, notify the trustee, in writing, of his or her appointment; and

 (b) within 2 days after the order is made, give a copy of the sequestration order to any person who has consented to act as a trustee.

 (3) If the order is not entered at the time the order is made, the applicant creditor must, as soon as practicable, request entry of the order in accordance with Division 39.4 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Note   Subsection 52 (1A) of the Bankruptcy Act provides that the creditor who obtained the sequestration order must give a copy of the order to the Official Receiver before the end of the period of 2 days beginning on the day the order was made.

4.09 Entry of order for dismissal etc of creditor’s petition

 (1) This rule applies if the Court makes an order:

 (a) dismissing a creditor’s petition; or

 (b) granting leave for a creditor’s petition to be withdrawn; or

 (c) under subsection 52 (5) of the Bankruptcy Act.

 (2) The applicant creditor must:

 (a) if the order is not entered at the time the order is made — request entry of the order in accordance with Division 39.4 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 as soon as practicable; and

 (b) within 2 days after the order is made, give a copy of the order to the Official Receiver.

[8] Paragraph 7.05 (b)

omit

for the District in which the order was made

[9] Paragraph 8.02 (3) (b)

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for the District in which the order was made

[10] Paragraph 9.03 (b)

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Trustee, the Official Receiver for the District in which the application is made

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Trustee — the Official Receiver

[11] Paragraph 9.05 (b)

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for the District in which the order was made

[12] Paragraph 10.03 (c)

omit

for the District in which the application is made

[13] Rule 10.05

substitute

10.05 Entry of order

  If:

 (a) the Court makes an order under this Part; and

 (b) the order is not entered at the time the order is made;

the applicant must, as soon as practicable, request entry of the order in accordance with Division 39.4 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

[14] Rule 11.04

substitute

11.04 Entry of order

  If:

 (a) the Court makes an order under this Part; and

 (b) the order is not entered at the time the order is made;

the applicant must, as soon as practicable, request entry of the order in accordance with Division 39.4 of the Federal Court Rules 2011.

Note   Subsection 247 (3) of the Bankruptcy Act provides that the person administering the estate of the deceased person must, before the end of the period of 2 days beginning on the day the order was made, give a copy of the order to the Official Receiver.

[15] Subrule 13.01 (1)

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Order 62 of the Federal Court Rules

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Part 40 of the Federal Court Rules 2011

[16] Subrule 13.01 (3)

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Order 62 of the Federal Court Rules

insert

Part 40 of the Federal Court Rules 2011

[17] Subrule 13.03 (1)

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item 43B of Schedule 2 to the Federal Court Rules.

insert

item 14.1 of Schedule 3 to the Federal Court Rules 2011.

[18] Subrule 13.03 (2)

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item 43C of Schedule 2 to the Federal Court Rules.

insert

item 14.2 of Schedule 3 to the Federal Court Rules 2011.

[19] Paragraph 13.03 (3) (a)

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item 36 or 37 of Schedule 2 to the Federal Court Rules;

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item 1 of Schedule 3 to the Federal Court Rules 2011;

[20] Subrule 13.03 (4)

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Order 62 of the Federal Court Rules

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Part 40 of the Federal Court Rules 2011

[21] Schedule 1, Form 1

substitute

Form 1 Document Title

(subrule 1.06 (3))

No.      of 20     

IN THE [name of Court]

District Registry: [State]

Division: General

IN THE MATTER OF: [Name of debtor or bankrupt estate]

[Name of Applicant(s)]

Applicant[s]

[Name of Respondent(s)]

Respondent[s]

[22] Schedule 1, Form 2

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Filed by the applicant

Name:

Address for service:

Telephone: Fax number:

E‑mail address:

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[23] Schedule 1, Forms 3 to 6

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Filed by

Name:

Address for service:

Telephone: Fax number:

E‑mail address:

insert

[24] Schedule 1, Form 6, Part 2, note 1

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Form 20 of the Federal Court Rules

insert

Form 59 of the Federal Court Rules 2011

[25] Schedule 1, Form 7

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Filed by

Name:

Address for service:

Telephone: Fax number:

E‑mail address:

‡Note

Subsection 35A (5) of the Act provides that a party to proceedings in which a Registrar has exercised any of the powers of the Court under subsection 35A (1) of the Act may, within the time prescribed by the Rules of Court, or within any further time allowed in accordance with the Rules of Court, apply to the Court to review that exercise of power.

Rule 2.03 provides that, subject to any direction by the Court or a Judge to the contrary, an application under subsection 35A (5) of the Act for review of the exercise of a power of the Court by a Registrar under subsection 35A (1) of the Act must be made by motion on notice within 21 days after the day on which the power was exercised. An applicant seeking a review can apply to a Judge to waive the requirement that the application for review be made by motion on notice (see Order 1, rule 8 of the Federal Court Rules).

*   Omit if inapplicable

‡   Omit this note if the orders have not been made by a Registrar.

insert

‡Note

Subsection 35A (5) of the Act provides that a party to proceedings in which a Registrar has exercised any of the powers of the Court under subsection 35A (1) of the Act may, within the time prescribed by the Rules of Court, or within any further time allowed in accordance with the Rules of Court, apply to the Court to review that exercise of power.

Rule 2.03 provides that, subject to any direction by the Court to the contrary, an application under subsection 35A (5) of the Act for review of the exercise of a power of the Court by a Registrar under subsection 35A (1) of the Act must be made by interlocutory application within 21 days after the day on which the power was exercised. An applicant seeking a review can apply to a Judge to waive the requirement that the application for review be made by interlocutory application (see rule 1.34 of the Federal Court Rules 2011).

*   Omit if inapplicable

‡   Omit this note if the orders have not been made by a Registrar.

[26] Schedule 1, Forms 8 to 15

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Filed by

Name:

Address for service:

Telephone: Fax number:

E‑mail address:

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[27] Further amendments — lawyer

  The following provisions are amended by omitting each mention of ‘legal practitioner’ and inserting ‘lawyer’:

  subrule 13.02 (1)

  subrule 13.03 (1)

  subrule 13.03 (2)

  subrule 13.03 (3)

  subrule 13.03 (4)

  subrule 13.04 (1)

  subrule 13.04 (6)

  Rule 13.05

  Schedule 1, Form 19

  Schedule 1, Form 20

  Schedule 1, Form 21

  Schedule 1, Form 22

Note

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