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Note: Native Title Registrar and Register of Native Title Claims are defined in the Dictionary.
 (3) However, a person who is not a party is not entitled to inspect a document that the Court has ordered:
 (a) be confidential; or
 (b) is forbidden from, or restricted from publication to, the person or a class of persons of which the person is a member.
Note: For the prohibition of publication of evidence or of the name of a party or witness, see sections 37AF and 37AI of the Act.
 (4) A person may apply to the Court for leave to inspect a document that the person is not otherwise entitled to inspect.
 (5) A person may be given a copy of a document, except a copy of the transcript in the proceeding, if the person:
 (a) is entitled to inspect the document; and
 (b) has paid the prescribed fee.
Note 1: For the prescribed fee, see the Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court Regulations 2012.
Note 2: If there is no order that a transcript is confidential, a person may, on payment of the applicable charge, obtain a copy of the transcript of a proceeding from the Court's transcript provider.
Note 3: For proceedings under the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act, see also rule 34.70.
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Division 2.5—Administration of money paid into Court and payment out

2.41  Establishment of Litigants' Fund
 (1) The Chief Executive Officer will establish with a bank an account entitled 'Federal Court of Australia Official Exempt SPM Litigants' Fund'.
 (2) The Litigants' Fund comprises the money standing, from time to time, to the credit of the account established under subrule (1).
Note: Bank and Litigants' Fund are defined in the Dictionary.

2.42  Dealing with money paid into Court
 (1) Money paid into Court in a proceeding must:
 (a) if the Court has made an order under subrule (2)—be paid, credited or applied in accordance with the order; or
 (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—be paid into the Litigants' Fund.
 (2) A party may apply to the Court for an order:
 (a) that money paid, or to be paid, into Court be paid, credited or applied in a manner other than by payment into the Litigants' Fund; and
 (b) in relation to the disbursement of any interest earned on the money.
Note: As soon as practicable after money has been paid into Court in a proceeding, the relevant District Registrar will give a notice to each party stating that the money has been received and giving details of how the money has been paid, credited or applied.

2.43  Payment out of Litigants' Fund
 (1) Money paid into Court under rule 2.42 may be paid