Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041:section:1990:p18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04041
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1990 (pt 18/212)
Character Range: 50296–53041

likely to, be exercising relevant jurisdiction, the rules of evidence and procedure to be applied in dealing with that matter are to be such as the court considers appropriate in the circumstances, being rules that are applied in a superior court in Australia or in an external Territory.

"(2) Where a proceeding is transferred or removed to a court (in this subsection called the 'transferee court') from another court (in this subsection called the 'transferor court'), the transferee court must deal with the proceeding as if, subject to any order of the transferee court, the steps that had been taken for the purposes of the proceeding in the transferor court (including the making of an order), or similar steps, had been taken in the transferee court.

  "(3) In this section:

'relevant jurisdiction' means:

     (a) jurisdiction conferred on the Federal Court of Australia with respect to civil matters arising under the Corporations Law of the Capital Territory; or

     (b) jurisdiction conferred on the Federal Court of Australia with respect to civil matters arising under the Corporations Law of a State, being jurisdiction that is being exercised by the Federal Court sitting in the Capital Territory; or

     (c) jurisdiction conferred on the Supreme Court of the Capital Territory with respect to civil matters arising under the Corporations Law of a State; or

     (d) jurisdiction conferred on the Supreme Court of a State with respect to civil matters arising under the Corporations Law of the Capital Territory.

Courts to act in aid of each other

"55. All courts having jurisdiction in civil matters arising under the Corporations Law of the Capital Territory, the Judges of those courts and the officers of, or under the control of, those courts must severally act in aid of, and be auxiliary to, each other in all such matters.

Exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to cross-vesting provisions

"56. (1) Nothing in this or any other Act is intended to override or limit the operation of a provision of a law of a State or Territory relating to cross-vesting of jurisdiction with respect to matters arising under the Corporations Law of the State or Territory.

"(2) The Federal Court or the Supreme Court of the Capital Territory may:

     (a) exercise jurisdiction (whether original or appellate) conferred on that Court by a law of a State corresponding to this Division with respect to matters arising under the Corporations Law of a State; and

     (b) hear and determine a proceeding transferred to that Court under such a provision.

Rights of appearance

"57. A person who is entitled to practise as a barrister or a solicitor, or as both a barrister and a solicitor, in a court has, if a proceeding (in this