Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Corporations (Victoria) Act 1990 - SECT 51

Rules of the Supreme Court

51. Rules of the Supreme Court



(1) The Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria or a majority of them may make
rules of court, not inconsistent with the Corporations Law of Victoria-

   (a)  with respect to proceedings, and the practice and procedure, of that
        Court under that Law; and

   (b)  with respect to any matter or thing that is-

   (i)  required or permitted by that Law to be prescribed by rules within the
        meaning of that Law; or

   (ii) necessary or convenient to be prescribed by such rules for carrying
        out or giving effect to that Law; and

   (c)  without limitation, with respect to costs, and with respect to rules
        as to meetings ordered by that Court.

(1A) When a lower court of Victoria is exercising jurisdiction with respect to
matters arising under the Corporations Law of Victoria, the court must apply
the rules of court made under subsection (1), with such alterations as are
necessary.

(2) When a court of Victoria is exercising jurisdiction with respect to
matters arising under the Corporations Law of another State or the Capital
Territory, being jurisdiction conferred by a law of another State or the
Capital Territory that corresponds to this Division, that court must apply the
rules of court made under subsection (1), with such alterations as are
necessary.

(3) When a court of another State or the Capital Territory is exercising
jurisdiction with respect to matters arising under the Corporations Law of
Victoria, being jurisdiction conferred by this Division, that court must apply
the rules of court made under the law of the State or Territory corresponding
to subsection (1), with such alterations as are necessary.

(4) In this section-

Corporations Law of another State or the Capital Territory does not include
rules of court;

Corporations Law of Victoria does not include rules of court.

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