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federal law proceedings be governed principally by these Rules.
 (2) However, if in a particular case the Rules are insufficient or inappropriate, the Court may apply the Federal Court Rules or the Federal Court (Criminal Proceedings) Rules 2016 in whole or in part and modified or dispensed with, as necessary.
 (3) Without limiting subrule (2), the provisions of the Federal Court Rules set out in Schedule 1, apply, with necessary changes, to general federal law proceedings.
Note: These Rules have effect subject to any provision made by an Act, or by rules or regulations under an Act, with respect to the practice and procedure in particular matters (see subsection 217(2) of the Act).
 (4) These Rules apply as follows:
 (a) Chapter 1 applies to all general federal law proceedings;
 (b) Chapter 2 applies to proceedings under the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986;
 (c) Chapter 3 applies to proceedings under other Acts including the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 and the Migration Act 1958;
 (d) Chapter 4 applies to proceedings in the Fair Work Division;
 (e) Chapter 5 applies to proceedings under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009.
Note: For rules relating to bankruptcy proceedings, see the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (Bankruptcy) Rules 2021.
 (5) These Rules do not apply to family law or child support proceedings.
Note: For rules relating to family law or child support proceedings, see the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021, as applied by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (Family Law) Rules 2021.

1.07  Court may dispense with rules
 (1) The Court may in the interests of justice dispense with compliance, or full compliance, with any of these Rules at any time.
 (2) If, in a proceeding, the Court gives a direction or makes an order that is inconsistent with any of these Rules, the direction or order of the Court prevails in that proceeding.

1.08  Applications for orders about procedures
  A person who wants to start a proceeding, or take a step in a proceeding, may apply to the Court for an order about the procedure to be followed if:
 (a) the procedure is not prescribed by the Act, these Rules or by or under any other Act; or
 (b) the person is in doubt about the procedure.

Part 2—Documents

Division 2.1—General

2.01  Requirements for documents
 (1) A document (other than a form) to be filed must:
 (a) be set out on one side only of size A4 durable white paper of good quality; and
 (b) be legible and without erasures, blotting out or material disfigurement; and
 (c) have a margin