Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00819:section:54a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00819
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 54A
Character Range: 328933–329670

54A  Referral of questions to a referee
 (1) Subject to the Rules of Court, the Court may by order refer:
 (a) a proceeding in the Court; or
 (b) one or more questions arising in a proceeding in the Court;
to a referee for inquiry and report in accordance with the Rules of Court.
 (2) A referral under subsection (1) may be made at any stage of a proceeding.
 (3) If a report of a referee under subsection (1) is provided to the Court, the Court may deal with the report as it thinks fit, including by doing the following:
 (a) adopting the report in whole or in part;
 (b) varying the report;
 (c) rejecting the report;
 (d) making such orders as the Court thinks fit in respect of any proceeding or question referred to the referee.