Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FEDERAL COURT (BANKRUPTCY) RULES 2005 - REG 1.04

         (1)   In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Act" means the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 .

"Bankruptcy Act" means the Bankruptcy Act 1966 .

"bankruptcy notice" means a bankruptcy notice issued by the Official Receiver under section 41 of the Bankruptcy Act.

"Bankruptcy Regulations" means the Bankruptcy Regulations 1996 .

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

"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.

         (2)   Unless the contrary intention appears, an expression used in these Rules and in Order 1, rule 4 of the Federal Court Rules has the same meaning in these Rules as it has in that rule.

         (3)   Subrule (2) has effect subject to rule 1.05.