Family Law Amendment (2014 Measures No. 1) Rules 2014

Select Legislative Instrument No. 213, 2014

We, Judges of the Family Court of Australia, make the following Rules.

Dated 17 December 2014

D Bryant CJ

J Faulkes J

M May J

A Ainslie-Wallace J

J Ryan J

J Stevenson J

M Le Poer Trench J

R Benjamin J

J Crisford J

S Austin J

S Moncrieff J

M Cleary J

W Johnston J

I Loughnan J

C Forrest J

M Kent J

K Macmillan J

M Aldridge J

J Walters J

S Duncanson J

P Tree J

J Hogan J

D Berman J

G Foster J

C Thornton J

H Hannam J

Judges of the Family Court
of Australia

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Amendments

Family Law Rules 2004

1  Name

  These are the Family Law Amendment (2014 Measures No. 1) Rules 2014.

2  Commencement

  These Rules commence on 1 January 2015.

3  Authority

  These Rules are made under the Family Law Act 1975.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to these Rules is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to these Rules has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Family Law Rules 2004

1  At the end of Part 1.4

Add:

1.22  Methods of attaching the seal of the Court

  The seal of the Court may be attached to a document:

 (a) by hand; or

 (b) by electronic means; or

 (c) in any other way.

2  Subrule 2.04D(1)

Omit “A Notice of Child Abuse or Family Violence (Form 4)”, substitute “Form 4”.

3  Paragraph 2.04E(1)(c)

Omit “Notice of Child Abuse or Family Violence (Form 4)”, substitute “Form 4”.

4  After rule 11.03

Insert:

11.04  Certificate of vexatious proceedings order

 (1) A request under subsection 102QC(1) of the Act for a certificate relating to a vexatious proceedings order must:

 (a) be in writing; and

 (b) include the following:

 (i) the name and address of the person making the request;

 (ii) the person’s interest in making the request.

 (2) The request must be lodged in the Registry in which the vexatious proceedings order was made.

 (3) For the purposes of paragraph 102QC(2)(b) of the Act, the certificate must specify the following information:

 (a) the name of the person subject to the vexatious proceedings order;

 (b) if applicable, the name of the person who applied for the vexatious proceedings order;

 (c) the orders made by the court under subsection 102QB(2) of the Act.

Note: The certificate must also specify the date of the vexatious proceedings order: see paragraph 102QC(2)(a) of the Act.

5  Division 15.3.4

Repeal the Division.

6  Paragraph 16.06(1)(a)

Repeal the paragraph.

7  Paragraph 16.06(1)(b)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

 (b) that the party has made appropriate inquiries to determine the attitude of the foreign country’s government to the taking of evidence by electronic communication; and

8  At the end of paragraphs 16.06(1)(c) and (d)

Add “and”.

9  Rule 17.03

Omit “87(11)(b) and 90KA(b)”, substitute “87(11)(b), 90KA(b) and 90UN(b),”.

10  Subrule 18.06(2) (at the end of table 18.5)

Add:

11  At the end of paragraph 20.04(d)

Add “or the Assessment Act”.

12  Rule 20.04 (at the end of the note)

Add “and section 79 of the Assessment Act”.

13  Rule 22.02 (note 3)

Omit “For the number of copies of a document to file, see rule 24.08.”.

14  Subrule 22.22(2) (note)

Repeal the note.

15  Rule 22.36 (note 2)

Repeal the note.

16  Rule 22.36 (note 3)

Omit “Note 3”, substitute “Note 2”.

17  Paragraph 24.01(1)(g)

Omit “include the following on the first page”, substitute “have a coversheet, in a form approved by the Principal Registrar, that includes the following”.

18  Subparagraph 24.01(1)(g)(iv)

Omit “document; and”, substitute “document.”.

19  Paragraph 24.01(1)(h)

Repeal the paragraph.

20  Rule 24.06 (note 1)

Omit “Note 1”, substitute “Note”.

21  Rule 24.06 (note 2)

Repeal the note.

22  Rule 24.08

Repeal the rule.

23  After paragraph 24.13(1)(b)

Insert:

 (ba) if the case affects, or may affect, the welfare of a child—a child welfare officer of a State or Territory;

24  After Chapter 26

Insert:

Chapter 26A—Cases to which the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 applies

26A.01  Application of Division 34.4 of the Federal Court Rules 2011

  Division 34.4 of the Federal Court Rules 2011, as modified by rule 26A.02 or an order, applies to a proceeding in a Family Court as if the rules in that Division were provisions of these Rules.

26A.02  Modification of the Federal Court Rules 2011

 (1) For the purposes of rule 26A.01, Division 34.4 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 is modified as follows:

 (a) a reference to an originating application is taken to be a reference to an Initiating Application;

 (b) a reference to an interlocutory application is taken to be a reference to an Application in a Case;

 (c) a reference to an application or subpoena being in accordance with a Form is to be disregarded.

 (2) For the purposes of rule 26A.01, Division 34.4 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 is also modified in accordance with Table 26A.1.

26A.03  Service of subpoena

  A subpoena to which Division 2 of Part 5 of the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 applies must also be accompanied by an information sheet in a form approved by the Principal Registrar.

Note 1: Subsection 32(2) of the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 requires the subpoena to be accompanied by a copy of the order giving leave for service and a notice in the prescribed form.

Note 2: Section 33 of the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 requires the reasonable expenses of complying with the subpoena to be paid at the time of service of the subpoena or at some other reasonable time before compliance with the subpoena is required.

25  At the end of Chapter 27

Add:

Part 2—Transitional provisions relating to the Family Law Amendment (2014 Measures No. 1) Rules 2014

27.02  Application of Schedule 3 (itemised scale of costs)

  Schedule 3, as substituted by the Family Law Amendment (2014 Measures No. 1) Rules 2014, applies to work done on or after 1 January 2015.

26  Schedule 2

Repeal the Schedule, substitute:

Schedule 2—Forms

Note: See subrule 24.04(2).

27  Schedule 3

Repeal the Schedule, substitute:

Schedule 3—Itemised scale of costs

Note 1: See rule 19.18 and clause 6.19 of Schedule 6.

Note 2: This Schedule applies generally to work done on or after 1 January 2015 (see rule 27.02). Different amounts, set out in superseded versions of this Schedule, may continue to apply to work done before that date.

Part 1—Costs allowable for lawyer’s work done and services performed

Note: See rule 19.43 in relation to item 104.

Part 2—Costs allowable for counsel’s work done and services performed

Part 3—Basic composite amount for undefended divorce

Part 4—Basic composite amount for request for Enforcement Warrant or Third Party Debt Notice

28  Dictionary (definition of Federal Magistrates Court)

Repeal the definition.

29  Amendments of listed provisions relating to the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia