Corporations Law Rules 2000

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Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

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F2002B00094

14 December 1999 - 31 December 2000

This instrument was backcaptured in accordance with Section 36 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003

Table of contents

1.1 Citation
1.2 Commencement
1.3 Application of these Rules and other rules of the Court
1.4 Expressions used in the Corporations Law
1.5 Definitions for these Rules
1.6 References to rules and forms
1.7 Substantial compliance with forms
1.8 Court’s power to give directions
1.9 Calculation of time
1.10 Extension and abridgment of time
2.1 Title of documents in a proceeding — Form 1
2.2 Originating process and interlocutory process — Forms 2 and 3
2.3 Fixing of hearing
2.4 Supporting affidavits
2.5 Affidavits made by creditors
2.6 Form of affidavits
2.7 Service of originating process or interlocutory process and supporting affidavit
2.8 Notice of certain applications to be given to Commission
2.9 Notice of appearance (s 465C of the Law) — Form 4
2.10 Intervention in proceeding by Commission (s 1330 of the Law) — Form 5
2.11 Publication of notices
2.12 Proof of publication
2.13 Leave to creditor, contributory or officer to be heard
2.14 Inquiry in relation to corporation’s debts etc
2.15 Meetings ordered by the Court
3.1 Application of Division 3
3.2 Nomination of chairperson for meeting
3.3 Order for meetings to identify proposed scheme
3.4 Notice of hearing (s 411 (4), s 413 (1) of the Law) — Form 6
3.5 Copy of order approving compromise or arrangement to be lodged with Commission
4.1 Inquiry into conduct of controller (s 423 of the Law)
5.1 Application of Division 5
5.2 Affidavit accompanying statutory demand (s 459E (3) of the Law) — Form 7
5.3 Application for leave to apply for winding up in insolvency (s 459P (2) of the Law)
5.4 Affidavit in support of application for winding up (s 459P, s 462, s 464 of the Law)
5.5 Consent of liquidator (s 532 (9) of the Law) — Form 8
5.6 Notice of application for winding up — Form 9
5.7 Applicant to make copies of documents available
5.8 Discontinuance of application for winding up
5.9 Appearance before Registrar
5.10 Order substituting plaintiff in application for winding up (s 465B of the Law) — Form 10
5.11 Notice of winding up order and appointment of liquidator — Form 11
6.1 Appointment of provisional liquidator (s 472 of the Law) — Form 8
6.2 Notice of appointment of provisional liquidator — Form 12
7.1 Resignation of liquidator (s 473 (1) of the Law)
7.2 Filling vacancy in office of liquidator (s 473 (7), s 502 of the Law)
7.3 Report to liquidator as to company’s affairs (s 475 of the Law)
7.4 Liquidator to file certificate and copy of settled list of contributories (s 478 of the Law)
7.5 Release of liquidator and deregistration of company (s 480 (c) and (d) of the Law)
7.6 Objection to release of liquidator — Form 13
7.7 Report on accounts of liquidator (s 481 of the Law)
7.8 Application for payment of call (s 483 (3) (b) of the Law) — Form 14
7.9 Distribution of surplus by liquidator with special leave of the Court (s 488 (2) of the Law) — Form 15
7.10 Powers delegated to liquidator by the Court (s 488 of the Law)
7.11 Inquiry into conduct of liquidator (s 536 of the Law)
8.1 Application for appointment of special manager (s 484 of the Law)
8.2 Security given by special manager (s 484 of the Law)
8.3 Special manager’s receipts and payments (s 484 of the Law)
9.1 Remuneration of receiver (s 425 (1) of the Law) —Form 16
9.2 Remuneration of administrator (s 449E (1) of the Law) — Form 16
9.3 Remuneration of provisional liquidator (s 473 (2) of the Law) — Form 16
9.4 Remuneration of liquidator (s 473 (3) of the Law) — Form 16
9.5 Remuneration of special manager (s 484 (2) of the Law) — Form 16
10.1 Determination of value of debts or claims (s 554A (2) of the Law)
10.2 Disclaimer of contract (s 568 (1A) of the Law)
10.3 Winding up Part 5.7 bodies (s 583, s 585 of the Law) and registered schemes (s 601ND of the Law)
11.1 Definition for Division 11
11.2 Application for examination or investigation under s 411, s 423 or s 536 (3) of the Law
11.3 Application for examination summons (s 596A, s 596B of the Law) — Form 17
11.4 Service of examination summons
11.5 Discharge of examination summons
11.6 Filing of record of examination (s 597 (13) of the Law)
11.7 Authentication of transcript of examination (s 597 (14) of the Law)
11.8 Inspection of record or transcript of examination or investigation under s 411, s 423 or s 536 of the Law
11.9 Entitlement to record or transcript of examination held in public
11.10 Default in relation to examination
11.11 Service of application for order in relation to breaches etc by person concerned with corporation (s 598 of the Law)
12.1 Service on Commission in relation to proceedings under Chapter 6 or 7 of the Law
12.2 Application for summons for appearance of person (s 1092 (3) of the Law) — Form 18
12.3 Application for orders relating to refusal to register transfer or transmission of shares etc (s 1094 of the Law)
13.1 Appeal against decision of futures exchange or futures association (s 1135 of the Law)
13.2 Proceedings against futures organisation to establish claim against fidelity fund (s 1243 of the Law)
14.1 Appeal from act, omission or decision of administrator, receiver or liquidator, etc (s 554A, s 1321 of the Law)
15.1 Reference to Court of question of law arising at hearing of Commission (s 61 of the ASC Law)
15.2 Reference to Court of question of law arising at hearing of Corporations and Securities Panel (s 196 of the ASC Law)
15.3 Application for inquiry (s 70, s 201, s 219 of the ASC Law)
16.1 Powers of Registrars
16.2 Reference by Registrar
- Schedule 1 Forms
- Form 1 Document title
- Form 2 Originating process
- Form 3 Interlocutory process
- Form 4 Notice of appearance
- Form 5 Notice of intervention by the Commission
- Form 6 Notice of hearing to approve compromise or arrangement
- Form 7 Affidavit accompanying statutory demand
- Form 8 Consent of liquidator/provisional liquidator
- Form 9 Notice of application for winding up order
- Form 10 Notice of application for winding up order by substituted plaintiff
- Form 11 Notice of winding up order and of appointment of liquidator
- Form 12 Notice of appointment of provisional liquidator
- Form 13 Notice by creditor or contributory of objection to release of liquidator
- Form 14 Affidavit in support of application for order for payment of call
- Form 15 Notice of application for leave to distribute a surplus
- Form 16 Notice of intention to apply for remuneration
- Form 17 Summons for public examination
- Form 18 Summons for appearance in relation to registration of transfer of interests
- Schedule 2 Powers of the Court that may be exercised by a Registrar
- Part 1 Corporations Law
- Part 2 ASC Law

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