Federal Court Amendment Rules 1999 (No. 8)
Statutory Rules 1999 No. 360
We, Judges of the Federal Court of Australia, make the following Rules of Court under the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.
Dated 14 December 1999.
M.E.J. BLACK C.J.
J.F. GALLOP J.
B.A. BEAUMONT J.
M.R. WILCOX J.
J.E.J. SPENDER J.
P.R.A. GRAY J.
J.C.S. BURCHETT J.
J.A. MILES J.
R.S. FRENCH J.
M.R. EINFELD J.
M.c. lee j.
H.W. OLNEY J.
J.W. von DOUSSA J.
D.G. HILL J.
M.F. O’LOUGHLIN J.
D.F. O’CONNOR J.
T.J. HIGGINS J.
P.C. HEEREY J.
D.P. DRUMMOND J.
R.E. COOPER J.
A.P. WHITLAM J.
C.J.S.M. CARR J.
C.M. BRANSON J.
J.H. MATHEWS J.
K.E. LINDGREN J.
B.J.M. TAMBERLIN J.
R. SACKVILLE J.
S.M. KIEFEL J.
R.D. NICHOLSON J.
P.D. FINN J.
R.A. SUNDBERG J.
S.R. MARSHALL J.
J.R.F. LEHANE J.
A.M. NORTH J.
R.N. MADGWICK J.
R. MERKEL J.
J.R. MANSFIELD J.
A.H. GOLDBERG J.
A.R. EMMETT J.
R.A. FINKELSTEIN J.
J.A. DOWSETT J.
L.S. KATZ J.
P.G. HELY J.
S.C. KENNY J.
R.V. GYLES J.
Judges of the Federal
Court of Australia
W.G. SODEN
Registrar

Federal Court Amendment Rules 1999 (No. 8)1
Statutory Rules 1999 No. 3602
made under the
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Rules	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Amendment of Federal Court Rules	2
Schedule 1	Amendments	3

1	Name of Rules
		These Rules are the Federal Court Amendment Rules 1999 (No. 8).
2	Commencement
		These Rules commence on 1 January 2000. 
3	Amendment of Federal Court Rules
		Schedule 1 amends the Federal Court Rules.

Schedule 1	Amendments
(rule 3)
[1]	Order 1, rule 4, after definition of corporation
insert
Corporations Law Rules means the Rules of the Court entitled the Corporations Law Rules 2000.
[2]	Order 4, subrule 12 (3)
omit
Order 71 applies
insert
the Corporations Law Rules apply
[3]	Order 4, subrule 12 (3)
omit
under Order 71
insert
under those Rules
[4]	Order 7, subrule 2 (4)
substitute
	(4)	Despite subrule 2 (1), for the purposes of the Corporations Law Rules, personal service may be effected:
	(a)	on a company, as defined in section 9 of the Corporations Act 1989 of the Commonwealth or the corresponding legislation of a State or Territory (the Corporations Law), in any manner permitted by section 109X of the Corporations Law; and
	(b)	on the liquidator of a company, in the manner permitted by paragraph 109X (1) (c) of the Corporations Law; and
	(c)	on an administrator of a company, in the manner permitted by paragraph 109X (1) (d) of the Corporations Law.
[5]	Order 7, subrule 2 (5)
omit
[6]	Order 71
substitute
Order 71	Corporations Law and ASC Law proceedings
Note   For the rules governing proceedings in the Court under the Corporations Law or the ASC Law, see the Rules of the Court entitled the Corporations Law Rules 2000. Those Rules commenced on 1 January 2000.
[7]	Order 77, rule 7
omit
in Part 3 of the Third Schedule.
insert
in Schedule 3.
[8]	First Schedule, Forms 75 to 128 (inclusive)
omit
[9]	Third Schedule, heading
substitute
Schedule 3	Powers and functions of the Court that may be exercised by a Registrar if the Court or a Judge so directs
(Order 77, rule 7)
[10]	Third Schedule, Parts 1, 1A and 2
omit
[11]	Third Schedule, Part 3, heading
omit
[12]	Schedule 4
omit

Notes
1.	These Rules amend Statutory Rules 1979 No. 140, as amended by 1980 No. 87; 1982 Nos. 217 and 408; 1983 No. 264; 1984 Nos. 9 and 258; 1985 Nos. 16, 97, 168 and 227; 1986 Nos. 61, 157 and 324; 1987 Nos. 73, 174 and 197; 1988 Nos. 14, 54, 144, 217 and 306; 1989 Nos. 50, 253 and 318; 1990 Nos. 72, 102, 276, 319, 414 and 453; 1991 Nos. 70, 249, 395 and 461; 1992 Nos. 43, 44, 86, 87, 186, 330, 421 and 453; 1993 No. 40, 45, 137. 225 and 290; 1994 Nos. 63, 130, 224, 279, 332 and 463; 1995 Nos. 31, 46, 239 and 449; 1996 Nos. 29 and 308; 1997 Nos. 82, 87, 143, 174, 204, 277 and 425; 1998 Nos. 224, 297 and 323; 1999 Nos. 15, 70, 94, 194, 232, 295 and 296.
2.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on
22 December 1999.