Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                               1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ........................................................................ 1

2............ Extension to external Territories .......................................................... 1

3............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

Part II--Foreign proceedings                                                                                          3

Division 1--Interpretation and Application                                                      3

4............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 3

5............ Application of Part .............................................................................. 4

Division 2--Prohibition of the giving of certain evidence in foreign courts or to foreign authorities   6

6............ Exercise of powers under this Part ...................................................... 6

7............ Orders ................................................................................................. 6

8............ Injunctions .......................................................................................... 8

Division 3--Enforceability of judgments given in foreign antitrust proceedings              10

9............ Enforceability of judgments given in foreign antitrust proceedings ... 10

10.......... Defendant in antitrust proceedings may recover against person who has enforced judgment    11

11.......... Defendant may recover reasonable costs and expenses ..................... 14

12.......... Enforcement of judgments under reciprocal agreement ..................... 16

Part III--Actions and decisions of foreign governments affecting Australia        20

13.......... Attorney-General may make orders relating to actions or decisions .. 20

Part IV--Prohibition on giving effect to certain foreign judgments     22

14.......... Attorney-General may prohibit compliance with foreign judgments etc.   22

Part V--Miscellaneous                                                                                                       24

15.......... Parliamentary disallowance of orders and instruments under this Act 24

16.......... Jurisdiction of Federal Court ............................................................. 24

17.......... Service of notice of orders ................................................................ 25

18.......... Offences ............................................................................................ 25

19.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 26

20.......... Repeal etc. ......................................................................................... 27

Notes                                                                                                                                              29

  

Notes to the Foreign Proceedings (Excess of Jurisdiction) Act 1984

Note 1

The Foreign Proceedings (Excess of Jurisdiction) Act 1984 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 3, 1984 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

For all other relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Foreign Proceedings (Excess of Jurisdiction) Act 1984	3, 1984	21 Mar 1984	18 Apr 1984
Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988	99, 1988	2 Dec 1988	2 Dec 1988	--
Foreign Judgments Act 1991	112, 1991	27 June 1991	S. 21: 27 Oct 1991 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001	55, 2001	28 June 2001	Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (item 206): 15 July 2001 (see s. 2(3) and Gazette 2001, No. S285)	Ss. 4-14 [see Note 1]
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2004	62, 2004	26 May 2004	Schedule 1 (items 21, 22): 27 May 2004	--
Statute Law Revision Act 2008	73, 2008	3 July 2008	Schedule 4 (items 299-315): 4 July 2008	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (item 634) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11)

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
S. 3 .....................................	am. No. 55, 2001; No. 62, 2004; No. 46, 2011
Part II
Division 2
Ss. 6, 7 ...............................	am. No. 73, 2008
S. 8 .....................................	am. No. 62, 2004
Division 3
S. 9 .....................................	am. No. 73, 2008
S. 11 ...................................	am. No. 73, 2008
S. 12 ...................................	am. No. 112, 1991
Part III
S. 13 ...................................	am. No. 73, 2008
Part IV
S. 14 ...................................	am. No. 73, 2008
Part V
S. 15 ...................................	am. No. 99, 1988; No. 73, 2008
Ss. 17, 18 ...........................	am. No. 73, 2008

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)

Schedule 3

10  Saving--appointments

The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.

11  Transitional regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.