Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03232:body:0:p25
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A03232
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following powers of the Court:
    (a) the power to dispense with the service of any process under this Act;
    (b) the power to make orders in relation to substituted service;
    (c) the power, in proceedings under this Act, to make orders in relation to discovery, inspection and production of documents in the possession, power or custody of a party to the proceedings or of any other person;
    (d) the power, in proceedings under this Act, to direct a party to the proceedings to answer particular questions;
    (e) the power to direct the parties to proceedings under this Act to attend conferences conducted by court counsellors or welfare officers;
    (f) the power, in proceedings under this Act, to make—
       (i) an order under section 77; or
       (ii) an order for the payment of maintenance pending the disposal of the proceedings;
    (g) the power to make, in proceedings under this Act, an order the terms of which have been agreed upon by all the parties to the proceedings;
    (h) the power, in proceedings under this Act, to make an order adjourning the hearing of the proceedings;
    (j) the power under section 117 to make an order as to costs;
    (k) the power to make orders (including an order for garnishment, seizure of property or sequestration) for the enforcement of maintenance orders;
    (m) the power to make an order exempting a party to proceedings under this Act from compliance with a provision of the regulations or Rules of Court.
"(2) The powers of the Court that may be delegated under sub-section (1) do not include the power to make—
    (a) a decree of dissolution of marriage or nullity of marriage;
    (b) a declaration as to the validity of a marriage or of the dissolution or annulment of a marriage; or
    (c) an order approving a maintenance agreement under section 87.
"(3) A power delegated by Rules of Court under sub-section (1), when exercised by a Registrar, shall, for all purposes, be deemed to have been exercised by the Court or a Judge, as the case requires.
"(4) The delegation of a power by Rules of Court under sub-section (1) does not prevent the exercise of the power by the Court or a Judge.

SCHEDULE 1—continued
"(5) If the power referred to in paragraph (1) (f) delegated under sub-section (1), a Registrar shall not exercise the power on application by a party to proceedings under this Act unless—
    (a) the other party to the proceedings appears at the hearing of the application; or
    (b) the Registrar is satisfied that notice of the intention of the first-mentioned party to make the application has been served on the other party.
"(6) If the power referred to