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Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2021
made under Chapter 4 of the

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021

Compilation No. 2

Compilation date: 4 January 2023

Includes amendments up to: F2023L00008

Registered: 18 January 2023

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2021 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 4 January 2023 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Chapter 1—All proceedings
Part 1—Introduction
1.01 Name
1.03 Authority
1.04 Overarching purpose
1.05 Definitions
1.06 Application
1.07 Court may dispense with rules
1.08 Applications for orders about procedures
Part 2—Documents
Division 2.1—General
2.01 Requirements for documents
2.02 Document must have distinctive number
2.03 Document to be signed
2.04 Forms
Division 2.2—Filing documents
2.05 How documents may be filed
2.06 Registrar may refuse to accept document
2.07 Filing by fax
2.08 Filing by electronic communication
2.09 Other requirements for filing by electronic communication
Division 2.3—Custody and inspection of documents
2.10 Custody of documents
2.11 Inspection of documents
Division 2.4—Seal and stamp of Court
2.12 Use of seal of Court
2.13 Stamp of Court
2.14 Methods of attaching the seal or stamp
Part 3—Sittings,