Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FEDERAL COURT (CORPORATIONS) RULES 2000 - REG 1.3

         (1)   Unless the Court otherwise orders:

                (a)    these Rules apply to a proceeding in the Court under the Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, that is commenced on or after the commencement of these Rules; and

               (b)    Division 15A applies to a proceeding in the Court under the Cross‑Border Insolvency Act.

         (2)   The other rules of the Court apply, to the extent that they are relevant and not inconsistent with these Rules:

                (a)    to a proceeding in the Court under the Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, that is commenced on or after the commencement of these Rules; and

               (b)    to a proceeding in the Court under the Cross‑Border Insolvency Act that is commenced on or after the commencement of Division 15A.

         (3)   Unless the Court otherwise orders, the rules applying to a proceeding in the Court under the Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of these Rules, continue to apply to a proceeding under the Corporations Act, or the ASIC Act, that was commenced before the commencement of these Rules.

Note    By virtue of the definition of this Act in section 9 of the Corporations Act, a reference to the Corporations Act includes a reference to the Corporations Regulations.