Rules Revision 2011: Recent Episodes
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Federal Court Rules 2011 (registered) in PDF format on the ComLaw website Comparative Tables [pdf] old to new Rules new to old Rules Forms Forms under the Federal Court Rules 2011 old forms Table listing changes to draft forms (between 3/6/11 and 31/7/11) FAQs FAQs Justice Lander's presentation summarising the...
The legislative instrument Federal Court Rules 2011 was registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments on 28 July 2011. The Rules will start on 1 August 2011. A copy of the Rules is now available on the ComLaw site at http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ (SLI 2011 No 134). The associated forms will...
Two comparative tables have been created to assist in navigating the new Rules: New to Old Old to New The tables are available on the Federal Court website.
An updated version of the Federal Court Rules 2011 and forms have been posted on the Court's website. It is not anticipated that any further amendments will be made prior to their implementation on 1 August 2011. Details can be found here.
Q1: There is no discovery without the sanction of the Court. If the parties want an early mediation, does this rule discourage an exchange of documents for early mediation? A: No, an exchange of documents for a mediation is not discovery. The rule is not seeking to catch an exchange...
Q: Are there any new provisions (in particular restrictions) in relation to the size of documents that can be filed electronically? A: No, the size of a document that can be filed electronically remains unlimited. The same restrictions remain in relation to the size of a document that can be...
Justice Lander provides an introduction to the new Rules in a presentation to the Melbourne legal profession on June 9. FULL PRESENTATION Transcript Powerpoint presentation Full presentation [MP3] [81 mins] [93 MB] Click to play, or to download, right click and "save target as". View in iTunes (you need to...
Throughout June and July, the Court will hold presentations aimed at assisting the legal profession to become familiar with the new Rules. Below is the proposed timetable for the presentations. RegistryDateDetails NT 2 Jun 2011 Details NSW 7 Jun 2011 27 Jun 2011 6 Jul 2011 Details VIC 9 Jun...
The Federal Court Rules 2011 will commence on 1 August 2011. These Rules are an extensive revision of the current Rules. The Federal Court Rules 2011 will be available on the Internet from the ComLaw site at http://www.comlaw.gov.au once registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments. In order to...