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the Registered Organisations Act
30.08 Application in relation to taking a reprisal (Registered Organisations Act, section 337BB)
Division 30.4—Small claims
30.09 Definitions for Division 30.4
30.10 Small claims procedure
30.11 Starting proceedings
30.12 Lawyers—Fair Work Act small claims proceeding
30.13 Representation for corporations—Fair Work Act small claims proceeding
Division 30.5—Dispute resolution
30.14 Mediation—Fair Work Act and Registered Organisations Act proceedings
Division 30.6—Proceedings under the Building and Construction Industry Act
30.15 Applications for orders etc. under the Building and Construction Industry Act
Chapter 5—Proceedings under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act
Part 31—Small claims application under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act
31.01 Definitions for Part 31
31.02 Small claims proceeding—National Consumer Credit Protection Act
31.03 Starting a National Consumer Credit Protection Act small claims proceeding
31.04 Lawyers—National Consumer Credit Protection Act small claims proceeding
31.05 Representation for corporations—National Consumer Credit Protection Act small claims proceeding
Schedule 1—Federal Court Rules applied
Schedule 2—Costs
Part 1A—Application of this Schedule
1 Application of this Schedule
Part 1—General federal law proceedings other than migration proceedings
Part 2—Migration proceedings
Division 1—Migration proceedings that have concluded
Division 2—Migration proceedings that have been discontinued
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

Chapter 1—All proceedings

Part 1—Introduction

1.01  Name
  These Rules are the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2021.

1.03  Authority
  These Rules are made under Chapter 4 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021.

1.04  Overarching purpose
 (1) The overarching purpose of these Rules, as provided in section 190 of the Act, is to facilitate the just resolution of disputes according to law and as quickly, inexpensively and efficiently as possible.
Note 1: The parties to a proceeding must conduct the proceeding (including negotiations for settlement of the dispute to which the proceeding relates) in a way that is consistent with the overarching purpose (see section 191 of the Act).
Note 2: These Rules must be interpreted and applied, and any power conferred or duty imposed by them must be exercised or carried out, in the way that best promotes the overarching purpose (see subsection 190(3) of the Act).
Note 3: The Court may dispense with compliance with these Rules or make orders inconsistent with these Rules (see rule 1.07).
 (2) To assist the Court, the parties must:
 (a) avoid undue delay, expense and technicality; and
 (b) consider options for primary dispute resolution as early as possible.
 (3) If appropriate, the Court will help to implement primary dispute resolution.

1.05  Definitions
  In these Rules.
AAT Act means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.
Act means the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021.
address for service,