FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976

This compilation was prepared on 19 March 2012
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 58 of 2011

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part I--Preliminary 1

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

2............ Commencement [see Notes 1 and 2] ................................................... 1

3............ Extension to Territories ....................................................................... 1

4............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

4A......... Application of the Criminal Code ....................................................... 5

Part II--Federal Court of Australia 6

Division 1--Constitution of the Court 6

5............ Creation of Court ................................................................................ 6

6............ Appointment, removal and resignation of Judges ............................... 6

6A......... Assignment of Judges to Divisions .................................................... 8

7............ Acting Chief Justice ............................................................................ 8

8............ Seniority .............................................................................................. 8

9............ Salary and allowances of Judges ......................................................... 8

10.......... Appropriation ...................................................................................... 9

11.......... Oath or affirmation of office ............................................................... 9

12.......... Place of sitting ..................................................................................... 9

13.......... General and Fair Work Divisions of the Court ................................... 9

14.......... Manner in which Court may be constituted ....................................... 10

15.......... Arrangement of business of Court .................................................... 11

15A....... Consultation between Chief Justice and Chief Judge of Family Court 13

16.......... Court divided in opinion ................................................................... 13

17.......... Exercise of jurisdiction in open court and in Chambers .................... 13

18.......... Powers of Court to extend to whole of Australia .............................. 14

Part IIA--Management of the Court 15

Division 1--Management responsibilities of Chief Justice and Registrar 15

18A....... Management of administrative affairs of Court ................................. 15

18B....... Registrar ............................................................................................ 15

18BA.... Arrangements with agencies or organisations ................................... 15

Division 2--Appointment, powers etc. of Registrar 17

18C....... Appointment of Registrar .................................................................. 17

18D....... Powers of Registrar .......................................................................... 17

18E........ Remuneration of Registrar ................................................................ 17

18F........ Terms and conditions of appointment of Registrar ............................ 17

18G....... Leave of absence ............................................................................... 18

18H....... Resignation ....................................................................................... 18

18J........ Outside employment of Registrar ...................................................... 18

18K....... Termination of appointment .............................................................. 18

18L........ Disclosure of interests by Registrar .................................................. 19

18M...... Acting Registrar ................................................................................ 20

Division 3--Other officers and staff of Registries 21

18N....... Personnel other than the Registrar ..................................................... 21

18P........ Sheriff ............................................................................................... 22

18Q....... Statutory Agency etc. for purposes of Public Service Act ................ 22

18R....... Engagement of consultants etc. ......................................................... 22

Division 4--Miscellaneous administrative matters 23

18S........ Annual report .................................................................................... 23

18W...... Delegation of administrative powers of Chief Justice ....................... 23

18X....... Proceedings arising out of administration of Court ........................... 23

18Y....... Oath or affirmation of office ............................................................. 23

Part III--Jurisdiction of the Court 25

Division 1--Original jurisdiction (general) 25

19.......... Original jurisdiction .......................................................................... 25

20.......... Exercise of original jurisdiction ......................................................... 25

20A....... Power of the Court to deal with civil matters without an oral hearing 27

21.......... Declarations of right .......................................................................... 27

22.......... Determination of matter completely and finally ................................. 28

23.......... Making of orders and issue of writs ................................................. 28

Division 1A--Original jurisdiction (indictable offences) 29

Subdivision A--Introduction 29

23AA.... Background and simplified outline .................................................... 29

23AB.... Application of Division ..................................................................... 30

Subdivision B--Matters relating to indictments 31

23BA.... Indictment may include alternate counts ............................................ 31

23BB..... Single count can cover multiple accused ........................................... 31

23BC..... Separating one or more accused from a single count ......................... 32

23BD.... Single indictment can include multiple counts ................................... 32

23BE..... Separating one or more counts from a single indictment ................... 33

23BF..... Time within which indictments must be filed following committal order 33

23BG.... Consequences of not filing indictment within time ............................ 34

23BH.... Amending indictments ...................................................................... 35

Subdivision C--Pre-trial matters (hearings, disclosure and quashing indictments) 36

23CA.... Pre-trial hearings ............................................................................... 36

23CB..... Court may make orders during pre-trial hearings .............................. 36

23CC..... Matters that must be raised during pre-trial hearings ......................... 37

23CD.... Pre-trial and ongoing disclosure ........................................................ 37

23CE..... Disclosure of case for the prosecution .............................................. 38

23CF..... Accused's response .......................................................................... 39

23CG.... Prosecutor's response to accused's response .................................... 40

23CH.... Ongoing disclosure obligations ......................................................... 42

23CI...... Copies of things need not be provided if impracticable etc. ............... 43

23CJ...... Personal details need not be provided ............................................... 44

23CK..... Things need not be disclosed to a party more than once .................... 45

23CL..... Effect on legal professional privilege and other privileges and duties etc. 45

23CM.... Consequences of disclosure requirements ......................................... 46

23CN.... Restricting further disclosure of disclosed material ........................... 47

23CO.... Restricting admissibility of disclosed material as evidence in other proceedings 48

23CP..... Objecting to indictments .................................................................... 49

23CQ.... Examining witnesses after committal in absence of the jury .............. 49

Subdivision D--Pre-trial matters (empanelling the jury) 50

23DA.... Simplified outline .............................................................................. 50

23DB.... Application to criminal proceedings .................................................. 51

23DC.... Number of jurors on jury .................................................................. 51

23DD.... Continuation of the trial with a reduced jury ..................................... 51

23DE..... Ballot to reduce additional jurors ....................................................... 51

23DF..... Jury districts (establishment and boundaries) .................................... 52

23DG.... Jury roll for a jury district ................................................................. 52

23DH.... Qualification and liability for serving on jury .................................... 52

23DI...... Disqualification from serving on jury (convictions, charges, detention orders etc.) 53

23DJ..... Disqualification from serving on jury (professional ineligibility) ...... 55

23DK.... When Sheriff is to convene a jury panel ............................................ 56

23DL..... Sheriff to select the jury district for the proceedings ......................... 56

23DM... Sheriff to prepare the jury list for the proceedings ............................ 56

23DN.... Investigation and questionnaires ....................................................... 57

23DO.... Removing names from jury list ......................................................... 58

23DP..... Jury summonses ............................................................................... 58

23DQ.... Sheriff's power to excuse--on application ....................................... 59

23DR.... Sheriff's power to excuse--on own initiative ................................... 59

23DS..... Preparing the jury panel .................................................................... 60

23DT..... Preparing to empanel the jury ............................................................ 60

23DU.... Empanelling the jury ......................................................................... 61

23DV.... Court's power to excuse a person from serving on jury ................... 62

23DW... Supplementary jurors ........................................................................ 62

23DX.... Challenges to potential jurors--general ............................................. 63

23DY.... Challenges for cause ......................................................................... 63

23DZ..... Peremptory challenges ...................................................................... 63

23DZA.. Prosecutor may request that potential jurors be stood aside .............. 64

Subdivision E--Other jury matters 65

23EA..... Appointing the jury foreperson ......................................................... 65

23EB..... Confidentiality directions .................................................................. 65

23EC..... Things to help jury understand issues ............................................... 65

23ED..... Recalling the jury for further directions or evidence .......................... 65

23EE..... When jury can separate ..................................................................... 66

23EF..... Directions and potential jurors and jurors ......................................... 66

23EG..... Sheriff's powers ............................................................................... 66

23EH..... Jurors' remuneration ......................................................................... 67

23EI...... Discharge of potential jurors ............................................................. 67

23EJ...... Discharge of jurors--by law ............................................................. 67

23EK..... Discharge of jurors--by the Court .................................................... 67

23EL..... Discharge of jury .............................................................................. 68

23EM.... Consequences of discharging the jury ............................................... 69

Subdivision F--Matters relating to pleas, the trial and verdicts 70

23FA..... Accused to be arraigned before the jury ............................................ 70

23FB..... Practice and procedure applicable to the trial ..................................... 70

23FC..... Admissibility of evidence given in committal proceedings ................ 70

23FD..... Entering pleas .................................................................................... 71

23FE..... Pleading to some counts in satisfaction of other counts .................... 71

23FF..... Pleading to different offences capable of being supported by indictment 71

23FG..... Changing pleas .................................................................................. 72

23FH..... Court's verdict if no case to answer .................................................. 72

23FI...... Jury's verdict .................................................................................... 73

23FJ...... Consequences of guilty pleas and guilty verdicts .............................. 74

23FK..... Consequences of not guilty verdicts .................................................. 75

Subdivision G--Procedure on committal for sentencing 75

23GA.... When Subdivision applies ................................................................. 75

23GB.... Accused taken to have been committed for trial etc. .......................... 75

Subdivision H--Custodial and other matters 76

23HA.... Remanding in custody when proceedings adjourned ........................ 76

23HB.... Oaths and affirmations ...................................................................... 76

23HC.... Protecting witnesses etc. ................................................................... 76

23HD.... Accused cannot make unsworn statements ....................................... 77

23HE..... Costs ................................................................................................. 77

Division 2--Appellate and related jurisdiction (civil proceedings) 78

23P........ Appellate jurisdiction in civil proceedings ......................................... 78

24.......... Appellate jurisdiction ........................................................................ 78

25.......... Exercise of appellate jurisdiction ....................................................... 79

26.......... Cases stated and questions reserved .................................................. 82

27.......... Evidence on appeal ............................................................................ 82

28.......... Form of judgment on appeal ............................................................. 83

29.......... Stay of proceedings and suspension of orders .................................. 84

30.......... New trials .......................................................................................... 84

Division 2A--Appellate and related jurisdiction (criminal proceedings) 85

Subdivision A--Bringing appeals 85

30AA.... Appellate jurisdiction--allowable appeals ......................................... 85

30AB.... Leave needed unless question of law or about bail ............................ 86

30AC.... Who may appeal ................................................................................ 87

30AD.... Appellate jurisdiction--further appeal if Attorney-General consents 87

30AE..... Exercise of appellate jurisdiction ....................................................... 87

30AF..... Time for appealing ............................................................................ 89

30AG.... Right to attend ................................................................................... 90

30AH.... Practice and procedure applicable to the appeal ................................. 90

30AI...... Evidence on appeal ............................................................................ 91

30AJ..... When to allow appeals ...................................................................... 91

30AK.... Stay or suspension of orders pending appeal .................................... 92

30AL..... Prison sentence not to include time on bail ........................................ 92

Subdivision B--Form of judgment on appeal 93

30BA.... Court may give such judgment as is appropriate ............................... 93

30BB..... Allowing appeals against convictions on indictment ......................... 93

30BC..... Allowing appeals against sentence .................................................... 94

30BD.... Allowing appeals for certain acquittals .............................................. 94

30BE..... Allowing appeals involving unfitness, mental illness etc. ................. 95

30BF..... Allowing appeals from summary proceedings .................................. 95

30BG.... Allowing appeals against bail, bail forfeiture or interim judgments and decisions (including about custody) 96

30BH.... Matters relevant to form of judgment on appeal ................................ 96

Subdivision C--References 96

30CA.... Cases stated and questions reserved .................................................. 96

30CB..... Questions referred after trial .............................................................. 97

Subdivision D--Other 98

30DA.... Costs ................................................................................................. 98

Division 3--General 99

31.......... Contempt of Court ............................................................................ 99

31A....... Summary judgment ........................................................................... 99

31B....... Prerogative of mercy unaffected ...................................................... 100

32.......... Jurisdiction in associated matters .................................................... 100

32AA.... Proceedings not to be instituted in the Court if an associated matter is before the Federal Magistrates Court 101

32AB.... Discretionary transfer of civil proceedings to the Federal Magistrates Court 101

32A....... State Supreme Courts invested with jurisdiction in Chambers ........ 102

Part IIIA--Trans-Tasman market proceedings 104

Division 1--Preliminary 104

32B....... Interpretation ................................................................................... 104

Division 2--Exercise in New Zealand of jurisdiction by Federal Court 106

32C....... Federal Court sittings in New Zealand etc. ...................................... 106

32D....... New Zealand counsel entitled to practise in Federal Court in New Zealand 106

32E........ Australian injunction may be made in relation to New Zealand conduct etc. 106

32F........ Service of injunction in New Zealand etc. ....................................... 107

Division 3--Exercise in Australia of jurisdiction by High Court of New Zealand 108

32M...... High Court of New Zealand sittings in Australia etc. ...................... 108

32N....... Privileges, protection and immunity of participants in New Zealand proceedings 109

32P........ High Court of New Zealand may administer oath in Australia etc. . 109

32Q....... Service of New Zealand injunctions in Australia etc. ...................... 109

Division 4--Taking of evidence by Federal Court for High Court of New Zealand 110

32T........ Taking of evidence by Federal Court .............................................. 110

32U....... Privilege of witnesses ..................................................................... 110

32V....... Division not to derogate from existing Australian laws .................. 111

Division 5--Enforcement of judgments of High Court of New Zealand 112

32W...... Registration of judgment in Federal Court ...................................... 112

32X....... Variation of registered judgment ..................................................... 114

32Y....... Cases in which registration must be set aside .................................. 114

32Z........ Stay of enforcement of registered judgment .................................... 114

32ZA..... New Zealand judgment not enforceable otherwise than under Division 115

32ZB..... Application of rules of private international law .............................. 115

Division 6--Miscellaneous 116

32ZC..... Jurisdiction of Federal Court under Part ......................................... 116

32ZE..... Contempt of High Court of New Zealand ....................................... 116

32ZF..... Reciprocal arrangements for use of court facilities .......................... 117

Part IV--Appeals to High Court 118

33.......... Appeals to High Court .................................................................... 118

Part IVA--Representative proceedings 120

Division 1--Preliminary 120

33A....... Interpretation ................................................................................... 120

33B....... Application ...................................................................................... 120

Division 2--Commencement of representative proceeding 121

33C....... Commencement of proceeding ........................................................ 121

33D....... Standing .......................................................................................... 121

33E........ Is consent required to be a group member? ..................................... 122

33F........ Persons under disability .................................................................. 122

33G....... Representative proceeding not to be commenced in certain circumstances 122

33H....... Originating process ......................................................................... 123

33J........ Right of group member to opt out ................................................... 123

33K....... Causes of action accruing after commencement of representative proceeding 123

33L........ Situation where fewer than 7 group members ................................. 124

33M...... Cost of distributing money etc. excessive ....................................... 124

33N....... Order that proceeding not continue as representative proceeding where costs excessive etc. 125

33P........ Consequences of order that proceeding not continue under this Part 125

33Q....... Determination of issues where not all issues are common .............. 126

33R....... Individual issues ............................................................................. 126

33S........ Directions relating to commencement of further proceedings .......... 126

33T........ Adequacy of representation ............................................................. 127

33U....... Stay of execution in certain circumstances ...................................... 127

33V....... Settlement and discontinuance--representative proceeding ............. 127

33W...... Settlement of individual claim of representative party ..................... 127

Division 3--Notices 129

33X....... Notice to be given of certain matters ............................................... 129

33Y....... Notices--ancillary provisions ......................................................... 129

Division 4--Judgment etc. 131

33Z........ Judgment--powers of the Court ..................................................... 131

33ZA..... Constitution etc. of fund .................................................................. 132

33ZB..... Effect of judgment ........................................................................... 133

Division 5--Appeals 134

33ZC..... Appeals to the Court ....................................................................... 134

33ZD..... Appeals to the High Court--extended operation of sections 33ZC and 33ZF 135

Division 6--Miscellaneous 136

33ZE..... Suspension of limitation periods ..................................................... 136

33ZF..... General power of Court to make orders .......................................... 136

33ZG..... Saving of rights, powers etc. ........................................................... 136

33ZH..... Special provision relating to claims under Part VI of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 etc. 137

33ZJ...... Reimbursement of representative party's costs ............................... 137

Part V--Registries, officers and seal 138

34.......... Registries ........................................................................................ 138

35.......... Officers of Court ............................................................................. 138

35A....... Powers of Registrars ....................................................................... 138

36.......... Seal of Court ................................................................................... 140

37.......... Writs etc. ......................................................................................... 140

Part VA--Assessors 142

37A....... Appointment of assessors ............................................................... 142

37B....... Qualifications for appointment ........................................................ 142

37C....... Remuneration and allowances ......................................................... 142

37D....... Terms and conditions of appointment ............................................. 143

37E........ Oath or affirmation of office ........................................................... 143

37F........ Leave of absence ............................................................................. 143

37G....... Resignation ..................................................................................... 143

37H....... Termination of appointment--bankruptcy etc. ................................ 144

37I......... Termination of appointment--misbehaviour or incapacity .............. 144

37J........ Suspension of assessors--misbehaviour or incapacity ................... 145

37K....... Outside employment ....................................................................... 146

37L........ Disclosure of interests ..................................................................... 146

Part VB--Case management in civil proceedings 147

37M...... The overarching purpose of civil practice and procedure provisions 147

37N....... Parties to act consistently with the overarching purpose ................. 147

37P........ Power of the Court to give directions about practice and procedure in a civil proceeding 148

Part VI--General 150

38.......... Practice and procedure .................................................................... 150

39.......... Civil trials to be without jury ........................................................... 150

40.......... Power of Court in civil proceedings to direct trial of issues with a jury 150

41.......... Juries in civil proceedings ............................................................... 150

43.......... Costs ............................................................................................... 151

44.......... Oaths and affirmations .................................................................... 152

45.......... Making of affidavits ........................................................................ 152

46.......... Orders and commissions for examination of witnesses .................. 154

47.......... Oral, video link, telephone and affidavit evidence ........................... 154

47A....... Testimony by video link, audio link or other appropriate means ..... 155

47B....... Appearances or submissions by video link, audio link or other appropriate means 156

47C....... Conditions for use of video links, audio links or other appropriate means 157

47D....... Putting documents to a person by video link, audio link or other appropriate means 159

47E........ Administration of oaths and affirmations ........................................ 159

47F........ Expenses ......................................................................................... 160

47G....... New Zealand proceedings ............................................................... 160

48.......... Change of venue ............................................................................. 160

49.......... Reserved judgments ........................................................................ 161

50.......... Prohibition of publication of evidence etc. ...................................... 161

51.......... Formal defects not to invalidate ....................................................... 161

51A....... Interest up to judgment .................................................................... 161

52.......... Interest on judgment ........................................................................ 163

53.......... Enforcement of judgment ................................................................ 163

53A....... Arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution processes 163

53AA.... Power of arbitrator to refer question of law to the Court ................. 164

53AB.... Application to the Court for review of award on a question of law or for costs to be taxed 164

53B....... Admissions made to mediators ....................................................... 165

53C....... Protection of mediators and arbitrators ............................................ 166

54.......... Arbitration awards .......................................................................... 166

54A....... Referral of questions to a referee ..................................................... 166

54B....... Protection of referees ...................................................................... 167

55.......... Actions by or against Sheriff .......................................................... 167

56.......... Security ........................................................................................... 167

57.......... Receivers ......................................................................................... 168

58.......... Offences by witness ........................................................................ 168

Part VIA--Offences relating to juries 170

Division 1--Offences 170

58AA.... Failing to attend for jury service ...................................................... 170

58AB.... Failing to comply with directions--persons attending for jury service 170

58AC.... Failing to comply with directions--jurors ....................................... 171

58AD.... Impersonating a juror or potential juror ........................................... 172

58AE..... Failing to complete and return a questionnaire ................................ 172

58AF..... False or misleading information to avoid jury service ..................... 173

58AG.... Bribery of jurors or potential jurors ................................................ 173

58AH.... Causing or threatening harm to jurors, potential jurors or former jurors 175

58AI...... Obstructing jurors or potential jurors .............................................. 176

58AJ..... Publishing or broadcasting information identifying jurors, potential jurors or former jurors 176

58AK.... Soliciting information from jurors ................................................... 177

58AL..... Disclosing information about a jury ................................................ 179

58AM... Making improper inquiries as a juror or potential juror ................... 181

Division 2--Infringement notices 182

58BA.... When an infringement notice can be given ...................................... 182

58BB..... Matters to be included in an infringement notice ............................. 182

58BC..... Amount of penalty .......................................................................... 183

58BD.... Withdrawal of an infringement notice ............................................. 183

58BE..... What happens if the penalty is paid ................................................. 184

58BF..... Effect of this Division on criminal proceedings .............................. 184

58BG.... Regulations ..................................................................................... 185

Part VIB--Bail 186

Division 1--Introduction 186

58CA.... Simplified outline ............................................................................ 186

Division 2--Granting bail 187

58DA.... Applying for bail ............................................................................. 187

58DB.... Granting bail ................................................................................... 187

58DC.... Bail may be granted subject to conditions ....................................... 188

58DD.... Bail to be stayed pending appeal ..................................................... 188

58DE..... Bail undertakings etc. ...................................................................... 189

58DF..... Effect of granting bail ...................................................................... 190

58DG.... Seeking discharge from undertaking to give security ...................... 190

58DH.... Dealings with property given as security for bail ............................ 191

Division 3--Reconsidering bail orders 192

58EA..... Reconsidering bail--discharge of security or accused fails to comply with the accused's bail undertaking 192

58EB..... Reconsidering bail--change in circumstances ................................. 192

58EC..... Consequences if bail is varied or revoked ....................................... 193

Division 4--Further consequences if accused fails to appear in accordance with bail undertaking 194

58FA..... Offence for failing to appear before the Court ................................. 194

58FB..... Notice of proposed forfeiture .......................................................... 194

58FC..... Ordering forfeiture .......................................................................... 195

58FD..... When forfeiture orders take effect ................................................... 195

58FE..... Effect of forfeiture orders ................................................................ 196

Division 5--When bail ends 198

58GA.... Continuing bail orders ..................................................................... 198

58GB.... Bail discharged if the Court discharges the accused ........................ 198

58GC.... Continuing security undertakings when bail ends ........................... 198

58GD.... Returning security when bail ends .................................................. 199

Division 6--Other matters 200

58HA.... Admissibility of certain matters ....................................................... 200

58HB.... Indemnifying a person providing security ....................................... 201

Part VII--Rules of Court and regulations 202

59.......... Rules of Court ................................................................................. 202

59A....... Regulations modifying or adapting the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 207

60.......... Regulations ..................................................................................... 207

The Schedule 208

Notes 209

Notes to the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

Note 1

The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 156, 1976 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 25 November 1996 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year	Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
Federal Court of Australia Act 1976	156, 1976	9 Dec 1976	9 Dec 1976
Jurisdiction of Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1979	19, 1979	28 Mar 1979	Parts II-XVII (ss. 3-123): 15 May 1979 (see Gazette 1979, No. S86) Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 124
Federal Court of Australia Amendment Act 1979	87, 1979	31 Aug 1979	1 Oct 1979 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1979, No. S187, p. 17)	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1981	61, 1981	12 June 1981	S. 115: Royal Assent (a)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 1) 1982	26, 1982	7 May 1982	Part XXIII (ss. 154, 155): 4 June 1982 (b)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1983	91, 1983	22 Nov 1983	S. 3: 20 Dec 1983 (c)	S. 6(1)
Federal Court of Australia Amendment Act 1984	11, 1984	10 Apr 1984	1 June 1984 (see s. 2 and Gazette 1984, No. S153)	S. 3(2)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984	72, 1984	25 June 1984	S. 3: 23 July 1984 (d)	S. 5(1) and (6)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984	165, 1984	25 Oct 1984	S. 3: 22 Nov 1984 (e)	S. 6(1)
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 1 Mar 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S67) (f)	S. 8
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1985	193, 1985	16 Dec 1985	S. 3: Royal Assent (g)	S. 16
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986	76, 1986	24 June 1986	S. 3: Royal Assent (h)	S. 9
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	S. 3: Royal Assent (i)	S. 5(1)
Family Court of Australia (Additional Jurisdiction and Exercise of Powers) Act 1988	8, 1988	5 Apr 1988	Ss. 1-11, 12(b), (c), (e), (f), 13-21, 27, 29 and 30: Royal Assent S. 12(a) and (d): 1 Jan 1990 Remainder: 1 July 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S191)	--
as amended by
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1988	120, 1988	14 Dec 1988	Part XI (ss. 34, 35): 5 Apr 1988 (j)	--
Statutory Instruments (Tabling and Disallowance) Legislation Amendment Act 1988	99, 1988	2 Dec 1988	2 Dec 1988	--
Courts and Tribunals Administration Amendment Act 1989	157, 1989	5 Dec 1989	Part 1 (ss. 1, 2) and Part 6 (ss. 17, 18): Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Jan 1990 (see Gazette 1989, No. S398)	S. 24
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1989	11, 1990	17 Jan 1990	Part 12 (ss. 35-37): 14 Feb 1990 (k)	--
Trade Practices (Misuse of Trans-Tasman Market Power) Act 1990	70, 1990	16 June 1990	1 July 1990 (see Gazette 1990, No. S172)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1990	115, 1990	21 Dec 1990	S. 49: Royal Assent (l)	--
Foreign Judgments Act 1991	112, 1991	27 June 1991	S. 21: 27 Oct 1991 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Courts (Mediation and Arbitration) Act 1991	113, 1991	27 June 1991	Ss. 3-13: 27 Dec 1991 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991	122, 1991	27 June 1991	Ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15-20: 1 Dec 1988 Ss. 28(b)-(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332) Remainder: Royal Assent	S. 31(2)
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1991	136, 1991	12 Sept 1991	Schedule: 10 Oct 1991 (m)	--
Federal Court of Australia Amendment Act 1991	181, 1991	4 Dec 1991	4 Mar 1992	--
A.C.T. Supreme Court (Transfer) Act 1992	49, 1992	17 June 1992	1 July 1992	--
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 1992	94, 1992	30 June 1992	S. 3: 1 July 1990 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1992	143, 1992	7 Dec 1992	S. 3: Royal Assent (n)	--
Native Title Act 1993	110, 1993	24 Dec 1993	Ss. 216-219: 1 Jan 1994 (see Gazette 1993, No. S402) (o)	S. 216
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1994	84, 1994	23 June 1994	Ss. 36-44: Royal Assent (p)	Ss. 37, 39 and 43
Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1994	112, 1994	16 Sept 1994	Ss. 1 and 2: Royal Assent Remainder: 1 Apr 1995 (see s. 2(2) and Gazette 1995, GN8)	S. 3
Evidence (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1995	3, 1995	23 Feb 1995	Ss. 21 and 22: 18 Apr 1995 (q)	S. 14
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1995	175, 1995	16 Dec 1995	16 Dec 1995	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 2 (item 56): (r) Schedule 5 (items 55-58): Royal Assent (r)	--
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996	60, 1996	25 Nov 1996	Schedule 16 (items 4-28, 62-89): 25 May 1997 (s) Schedule 16 (item 90): Royal Assent (s)	S. 2(2) and (6) (am. by 77, 1996, Sch. 3 [items 1, 2]) Sch. 16 (items 62-74, 76-90) Sch. 16 (item 75) (am. by 34, 1997, Sch. 17) [see Table A]
as amended by
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1996	77, 1996	19 Dec 1996	Schedule 3 (items 1, 2): (t)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997	34, 1997	17 Apr 1997	Schedule 17: (u)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1999	125, 1999	13 Oct 1999	Schedule 14 (item 1): 25 May 1997 (ua)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997	34, 1997	17 Apr 1997	Schedule 8 (items 1-4): (v) Schedule 8 (items 5-19): Royal Assent (v)	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Schedule 2 (item 780): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (w)	--
Native Title Amendment Act 1998	97, 1998	27 July 1998	Schedule 2 (items 102, 103): 30 Sept 1998 (see Gazette 1998, No. S428) (x)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1999	125, 1999	13 Oct 1999	Schedule 7: Royal Assent (y)	--
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1999	133, 1999	13 Oct 1999	Ss. 1-3 and 21: Royal Assent S. 22 and Schedule 1 (items 53, 60): 10 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S598) Remainder: 13 Apr 2000	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 462-471): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (z)	--
Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999	194, 1999	23 Dec 1999	Schedule 12: 23 Dec 1999 (za)	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001	24, 2001	6 Apr 2001	S. 4(1), (2) and Schedule 28: (zb)	S. 4(1) and (2) [see Table A]
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001	Sch. 1 (item 97) [see Table A]
Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2002	70, 2002	3 Sept 2002	Schedules 1 and 2: 14 Oct 2002 (see Gazette 2002, No. GN40) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 12-15) and Sch. 2 (item 25) [see Table A]
Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003	140, 2003	17 Dec 2003	S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 23, 24): (zc)	S. 4 [see Table A]
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2004	62, 2004	26 May 2004	Schedule 1 (items 18-20): 27 May 2004	Sch. 1 (item 20) [see Table A]
Migration Litigation Reform Act 2005	137, 2005	15 Nov 2005	Schedule 1: 1 Dec 2005 (see F2005L03684) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (items 40, 42-44) [see Table A]
Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Act 2006	23, 2006	6 Apr 2006	Schedule 2 (items 3, 4) and Schedule 4 (item 4): 4 May 2006	Sch. 2 (item 4) [see Table A]
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008	26, 2008	23 June 2008	Schedule 1 (items 65-72): Royal Assent	--
Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009	55, 2009	25 June 2009	Schedule 17 (items 1-9, 19): 1 July 2009 (see s. 2(1))	Sch. 17 (item 19) [see Table A]
Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 2009	106, 2009	6 Nov 2009	Schedule 1 (items 2-5, 26-31, 33-59, 64-97): 4 Dec 2009	--
Access to Justice (Civil Litigation Reforms) Amendment Act 2009	117, 2009	4 Dec 2009	Schedule 1, Schedule 2, Schedule 3 (items 7-10, 14) and Schedule 4: 1 Jan 2010 Schedule 5: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 12), Sch. 2 (item 33) and Sch. 3 (item 14) [see Table A]
Federal Justice System Amendment (Efficiency Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009	122, 2009	7 Dec 2009	Schedule 1 and Schedule 3 (items 3, 5): Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 8) and Sch. 3 (item 5) [in part] [see Table A]
Trans-Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010	36, 2010	13 Apr 2010	S. 4: Royal Assent Schedule 2 (items 3-9): [see s. 2(1), Note 3 and Table A]	S. 4 and Sch. 2 (item 9) [see Table A]
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2) 2010	103, 2010	13 July 2010	Schedule 6 (items 1, 57-60, 161):1 Jan 2011	--
Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2011	3, 2011	2 Mar 2011	Schedule 2 (item 22): 3 Mar 2011	--
as amended by
Trans-Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010	36, 2010	13 Apr 2010	Schedule 2 (item 24): [see (zd) and Note 4]	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (items 593-596) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A]
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011	58, 2011	28 June 2011	Schedule 1 (items 85-87): (ze)	--

(a) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by section 115 only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(b) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Part XXIII (sections 154 and 155) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 1) 1982, subsection 2(12) of which provides as follows:

(12) The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(c) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1983, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(d) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1984, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(e) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1984, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985, subsection 2(20) of which provides as follows:

(20) The amendment of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 made by this Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(g) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1985, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(h) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(i) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(j) The Family Court of Australia (Additional Jurisdiction and Exercise of Powers) Act 1988 was amended by Part XI (sections 34 and 35) only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1988, subsection 2(6) of which provides as follows:

(6) Part XI shall be taken to have commenced on 5 April 1988.

(k) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Part 12 (sections 35-37) only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1989, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(l) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by section 49 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1990, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(m) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by the Schedule only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(n) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by section 3 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No. 4) 1992, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(o) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by sections 216-219 only of the Native Title Act 1993, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(p) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by sections 36-44 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1994, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(q) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by sections 21 and 22 only of the Evidence (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1995, subsections 2(10) and (11) of which provide as follows:

(10) Sections 21, 23 and 24 of this Act commence on the day on which section 21 of the Evidence Act 1995 commences.

(11) Section 22 of this Act commences on the day on which those provisions of Part VA of the Evidence Act 1905 that may be repealed under subsection 3(1) of this Act are so repealed.

Sections 21 and 22 commenced on 18 April 1995.

(r) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 56) and Schedule 5 (items 55-58) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Each item in Schedule 2 commences or is taken to have commenced (as the case requires) at the time specified in the note at the end of the item.

Item 56 is taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of the Schedule to the Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 1994.

The Schedule commenced on 1 April 1995 (see Gazette 1995, No. GN8).

(s) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Schedule 16 (items 4-28 and
62-90) only of the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996, subsections 2(1)-(3) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the items of the Schedules, other than Schedule 5, item 1 of Schedule 9, items 2 and 3 of Schedule 12, item 90 of Schedule 16 and the items of Schedule 19, commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(3) If an item of a Schedule does not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

(t) The Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 1 and 2) only of the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1996, subsection 2(4) of which provides as follows:

(4) The items of Schedule 3 are taken to have commenced immediately after the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 received the Royal Assent.

The Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 received the Royal Assent on 25 November 1996.

(u) The Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 was amended by Schedule 17 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:

(5) Schedule 17 commences immediately after the commencement of item 75 of Schedule 16 to the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996.

Item 75 of Schedule 16 commenced on the 25 May 1997.

(ua) The Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 was amended by Schedule 14 (item 1) only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsection 2(7) of which provides as follows:

(7) Item 1 of Schedule 14 is taken to have commenced on 25 May 1997, immediately after the commencement of item 28 of Schedule 16 to the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996.

(v) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Schedule 8 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997, subsections 2(1) and (4) of which provide as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(4) Items 1 to 4 of Schedule 8 commence immediately after the commencement of item 19 of Schedule 16 to the Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996.

Item 19 of Schedule 16 commenced on the 25 May 1997.

(w) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 780) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

(2) Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

(x) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 102 and 103) only of the Native Title Amendment Act 1998, subsection 2(5) of which provides as follows:

(5) Subject to subsection (6), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(y) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Schedule 7 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(z) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 462-471) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

(1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

(2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(za) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Schedule 12 only of the Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the commencement of the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.

(zb) The Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 was amended by Schedule 28 only of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001, subsection 2(1)(a) of which provides as follows:

(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the later of the following times:

(a) immediately after the commencement of item 15 of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Code Amendment (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Act 2000;

Item 15 commenced on 24 May 2001.

(zc) Subsection 2(1) (items 2 and 3) of the Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 provides as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences on the day or at the time specified in column 2 of the table.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2. Sections 4 and 5	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 62 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003	1 January 2005
3. Schedule 1	Immediately after the commencement of sections 3 to 62 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003	1 January 2005

(zd) Subsection 2(1) (items 3 and 4) of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010 provides as follows:

(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
3. Schedule 2, items 1 to 23	At the same time as section 3 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 commences.
4. Schedule 2, item 24	Immediately after the commencement of item 22 of Schedule 2 to the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2010. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 22 of Schedule 2 to the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2010 commences before the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3.	[see Note 4]

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

3. Schedule 2, items 1 to 23

At the same time as section 3 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 commences.

4. Schedule 2, item 24

Immediately after the commencement of item 22 of Schedule 2 to the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2010.

However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 22 of Schedule 2 to the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2010 commences before the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3.

[see Note 4]

(ze) Subsection 2(1) (item 2) of the Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2011 provides as follows:

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
2. Schedules 1 and 2	Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2011.	1 July 2011

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Part I
S. 4 .....................................	am. No. 60, 1996; No. 70, 2002; Nos. 55, 106, 117 and 122, 2009; No. 58, 2011
S. 4A ..................................	ad. No. 24, 2001
Part II
Heading to Part II .............	rs. No. 60, 1996
Division 1
Heading to Div. 1 of Part II........................................	ad. No. 60, 1996
S. 5 .....................................	am. No. 141, 1987; No. 60, 1996
Subhead. to s. 6(1)............	ad. No. 117, 2009
Subheads. to s. 6(4)-(7)...	ad. No. 117, 2009
S. 6 .....................................	am. No. 87, 1979; No. 49, 1992; Nos. 43 and 60, 1996; No. 117, 2009
S. 6A ..................................	ad. No. 55, 2009
Heading to s. 7 .................	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 7......................................	am. No. 60, 1996; No. 55, 2009
S. 8 .....................................	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 9 .....................................	am. Nos. 43 and 60, 1996
S. 11 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 13 ...................................	am. No. 61, 1981; No. 43, 1996
	rep. No. 60, 1996
	ad. No. 55, 2009
S. 14 ...................................	am. No. 61, 1981; Nos. 43 and 60, 1996
Subheads. to s. 15(1), (2).	ad. No. 55, 2009
S. 15 ...................................	am. No. 87, 1979; Nos. 43 and 60, 1996 (as am. by No. 125, 1999); Nos. 55 and 117, 2009
Heading to s. 15A .............	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 15A ................................	ad. No. 8, 1988
	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 16 ...................................	am. Nos. 43 and 60, 1996
Div. 2 of Part II ..................	ad. No. 60, 1996
	rep. No. 70, 2002
S. 18AA ..............................	ad. No. 60, 1996
	rep. No. 70, 2002
S. 18AB...............................	ad. No. 60, 1996
	am. No. 34, 1997; No. 97, 1998; No. 133, 1999
	rep. No. 70, 2002
Ss. 18AC-18AH..................	ad. No. 60, 1996
	rep. No. 70, 2002
S. 18AI................................	ad. No. 60, 1996
	am. No. 146, 1999
	rep. No. 70, 2002
Ss. 18AJ-18AM..................	ad. No. 60, 1996
	rep. No. 70, 2002
Part IIA
Part IIA ...............................	ad. No. 157, 1989
Division 1
Heading to Div. 1 of.......... Part IIA	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 18A.................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996; No. 122, 2009
S. 18B ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 18BA ..............................	ad. No. 55, 2009
Division 2
Ss. 18C, 18D .....................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 18E ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
S. 18F ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996; No. 159, 2001
S. 18G ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	rs. No. 122, 1991
	am. No. 60, 1996; No. 146, 1999
S. 18H ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
S. 18J .................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 18K ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 122, 1991; No. 94, 1992; No. 26, 2008; No. 58, 2011
S. 18L..................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 18M.................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996; No. 46, 2011
Note to s. 18M....................	ad. No. 46, 2011
Division 3
S. 18N ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996; No. 34, 1997; No. 146, 1999; No. 70, 2002
S. 18P ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 18Q ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	rs. No. 146, 1999
S. 18R ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
Division 4
S. 18S.................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996
	rs. No. 152, 1997
Ss. 18T, 18U.......................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996
	rep. No. 152, 1997
S. 18V ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	rep. No. 136, 1991
Heading to s. 18W ...........	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 18W ...............................	ad. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 18X ................................	ad. No. 157, 1989
S. 18Y ................................	ad. No. 143, 1992
	am. No. 60, 1996
Part III
Division 1
Heading to Div. 1 of Part III..............................	rs. No. 106, 2009
S. 19 ...................................	am. No. 91, 1983
S. 20 ...................................	am. No. 19, 1979; No. 76, 1986; No. 60, 1996; No. 70, 2002; No. 62, 2004; Nos. 106, 117 and 122, 2009
S. 20A.................................	ad. No. 117, 2009
S. 21....................................	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 22 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996
Division 1A
Div. 1A of Part III................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision A
S. 23AA...............................	ad. No. 106, 2009
S. 23AB...............................	ad. No. 106, 2009
	am. No. 103, 2010
Subdivision B
Ss. 23BA-23BH..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision C
Ss. 23CA-23CC.................	ad. No. 106, 2009
S. 23CD	ad. No. 106, 2009
Note to s. 23CD.................	am. No. 103, 2010
Ss. 23CE-23CQ.................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision D
Ss. 23DA-23DZ..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
S. 23DZA............................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision E
Ss. 23EA-23EG..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Note to s. 23EG(4).............	rep. No. 46, 2011
Ss. 23EH-23EM.................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision F
Ss. 23FA-23FK..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision G
Ss. 23GA, 23GB.................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision H
Ss. 23HA-23HE..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Division 2
Heading to Div. 2 of Part III..............................	rs. No. 106, 2009
S. 23P.................................	ad. No. 106, 2009
S. 24 ...................................	am. No. 72, 1984; No. 65, 1985; No. 34, 1997; No. 194, 1999; No. 70, 2002; No. 23, 2006; Nos. 106 and 117, 2009
S. 25 ...................................	am. No. 72, 1984; No. 115, 1990; No. 84, 1994; No. 60, 1996; Nos. 125 and 194, 1999; No. 70, 2002; No. 62, 2004; No. 137, 2005; Nos. 117 and 122, 2009
S. 26 ...................................	am. No. 60, 1996; No. 117, 2009
S. 27 ...................................	am. No. 84, 1994; No. 70, 2002
S. 28....................................	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 29 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 194, 1999
S. 29A ................................	ad. No. 115, 1990
	rep. No. 106, 2009
S. 30A ................................	ad. No. 11, 1990
	am. No. 34, 1997
	rep. No. 70, 2002
Division 2A
Div. 2A of Part III................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision A
Ss. 30AA-30AL...................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision B
Ss. 30BA-30BH..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision C
Ss. 30CA, 30CB..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subdivision D
S. 30DA...............................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Division 3
S. 31 ...................................	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 31A ................................	ad. No. 137, 2005
	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 31B.................................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Subhead. to s. 32(1)..........	ad. No. 106, 2009
S. 32....................................	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 32AA ..............................	ad. No. 194, 1999
Heading to s. 32AB...........	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 32AB ..............................	ad. No. 194, 1999
	am. No. 23, 2006; No. 106, 2009
S. 32A ................................	ad. No. 19, 1979
	am. No. 193, 1985; No. 70, 1990; No. 60, 1996; No. 70, 2002; No. 106, 2009
Part IIIA
Part IIIA ..............................	ad. No. 70, 1990
Division 1
S. 32B ................................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	am. No. 112, 1994; No. 103, 2010
Division 2
S. 32C ................................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	am. No. 112, 1994
S. 32D ................................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	rs. No. 112, 1994
Ss. 32E, 32F ......................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	am. No. 112, 1994
Ss. 32G, 32H .....................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	rep. No. 112, 1994
Ss. 32J-32L .......................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	rep. No. 112, 1994
Division 3
S. 32M ................................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	am. No. 112, 1994
S. 32N ................................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	rs. No. 112, 1994
S. 32P ................................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	am. No. 112, 1994; No. 3, 2011
S. 32Q.................................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	am. No. 112, 1994
Ss. 32R, 32S ......................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	rep. No. 112, 1994
Division 4
Ss. 32T-32V ......................	ad. No. 70, 1990
Division 5
S. 32W ...............................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	am. No. 112, 1991; No. 34, 1997
Ss. 32X-32Z ......................	ad. No. 70, 1990
Ss. 32ZA, 32ZB .................	ad. No. 70, 1990
Division 6
S. 32ZC ..............................	ad. No. 70, 1990
S. 32ZD ..............................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	rep. No. 112, 1994
S. 32ZE ..............................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	am. No. 24, 2001
S. 32ZF ..............................	ad. No. 70, 1990
	am. No. 112, 1994; Nos. 43 and 60, 1996
Part IV
S. 33 ...................................	am. No. 11, 1984; No. 194, 1999; No. 117, 2009
Part IVA
Part IVA ..............................	ad. No. 181, 1991
Division 1
Ss. 33A, 33B ......................	ad. No. 181, 1991
Division 2
Ss. 33C-33H .....................	ad. No. 181, 1991
Ss. 33J-33N ......................	ad. No. 181, 1991
Ss. 33P-33W .....................	ad. No. 181, 1991
Division 3
Ss. 33X, 33Y ......................	ad. No. 181, 1991
Division 4
S. 33Z ................................	ad. No. 181, 1991
Ss. 33ZA, 33ZB .................	ad. No. 181, 1991
Division 5
Ss. 33ZC, 33ZD .................	ad. No. 181, 1991
Division 6
Ss. 33ZE-33ZG .................	ad. No. 181, 1991
S. 33ZH...............................	ad. No. 181, 1991
	rs. No. 103, 2010
S. 33ZJ ..............................	ad. No. 181, 1991
Part V
S. 34 ...................................	am. Nos. 43 and 60, 1996; No. 117, 2009
S. 35 ...................................	rs. No. 157, 1989
	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 35A ................................	ad. No. 72, 1984
	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 146, 1999
S. 36 ...................................	am. Nos. 43 and 60, 1996
S. 37 ...................................	rs. No. 19, 1979
	am. No. 70, 2002
Part VA
Part VA ...............................	ad. No. 110, 1993
Ss. 37A-37C ......................	ad. No. 110, 1993
S. 37D ................................	ad. No. 110, 1993
	am. No. 159, 2001
S. 37E ................................	ad. No. 110, 1993
	am. No. 60, 1996
S. 37F ................................	ad. No. 110, 1993
	am. No. 146, 1999
Ss. 37G, 37H......................	ad. No. 110, 1993
S. 37I...................................	ad. No. 110, 1993
	am. No. 26, 2008; No. 58, 2011
Ss. 37J, 37K.......................	ad. No. 110, 1993
S. 37L .................................	ad. No. 110, 1993
	am. No. 60, 1996
Part VB
Part VB ...............................	ad. No. 117, 2009
Ss. 37M, 37N......................	ad. No. 117, 2009
S. 37P.................................	ad. No. 117, 2009
Part VI
Heading to s. 39................	am. No. 106, 2009
Heading to s. 40................	am. No. 106, 2009
Heading to s. 41................	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 41....................................	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 42 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 24, 2001
	rep. No. 106, 2009
S. 43 ...................................	am. No. 143, 1992; Nos. 55, 106 and 117, 2009
S. 44 ...................................	am. No. 3, 1995; No. 125, 1999
Heading to s. 45................	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 45 ...................................	am. No. 61, 1981; No. 43, 1996; No. 125, 1999; No. 70, 2002; No. 106, 2009
S. 46 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 106, 2009
Subheads. to s. 47(1), (2).	ad. No. 106, 2009
S. 47 ...................................	am. No. 19, 1979; No. 84, 1994; No. 43, 1996; No. 70, 2002; No. 106, 2009
Note to s. 47(1) .................	ad. No. 70, 2002
Note to s. 47(6) .................	ad. No. 70, 2002
S. 47A.................................	ad. No. 70, 2002
	am. No. 106, 2009
Ss. 47B-47G .....................	ad. No. 70, 2002
S. 48....................................	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 49 ...................................	am. No. 19, 1979; No. 61, 1981; No. 43, 1996
	rs. No. 117, 2009
S. 50....................................	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 51 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 51A ................................	ad. No. 165, 1984
	am. No. 115, 1990
S. 52 ...................................	am. No. 115, 1990
Heading to s. 53A..............	rs. No. 117, 2009
S. 53A ................................	ad. No. 113, 1991
	am. No. 175, 1995; No. 34, 1997; Nos. 106 and 117, 2009
Ss. 53AA, 53AB .................	ad. No. 175, 1995
	am. No. 60, 1996
Ss. 53B, 53C ......................	ad. No. 113, 1991
S. 54 ...................................	am. No. 113, 1991; No. 175, 1995
Ss. 54A, 54B.......................	ad. No. 122, 2009
S. 56 ...................................	am. No. 115, 1990; No. 43, 1996; No. 106, 2009
S. 57 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 58 ...................................	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 194, 1999; No. 24, 2001
Part VIA
Part VIA...............................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Division 1
Ss. 58AA-58AM..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Division 2
Ss. 58BA-58BG..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Part VIB
Part VIB...............................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Division 1
S. 58CA...............................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Division 2
S. 58DA...............................	ad. No. 106, 2009
S. 58DB...............................	ad. No. 106, 2009
	am. No. 103, 2010
Ss. 58DC-58DH.................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Division 3
Ss. 58EA-58EC..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Division 4
Ss. 58FA-58FE..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Division 5
Ss. 58GA-58GD.................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Division 6
Ss. 58HA, 58HB..................	ad. No. 106, 2009
Part VII
S. 59 ...................................	am. No. 26, 1982; No. 99, 1988; Nos. 11 and 70, 1990; No. 113, 1991; No. 110, 1993; Nos. 84 and 112, 1994; No. 3, 1995; No. 60, 1996; No. 70, 2002; No. 140, 2003; Nos. 106 and 122, 2009
S. 59A ................................	ad. No. 140, 2003
Heading to s. 60................	am. No. 106, 2009
S. 60 ...................................	am. No. 125, 1999
The Schedule
The Schedule ...................	am. No. 60, 1996

Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
4. Schedule 2, item 24	Immediately after the commencement of item 22 of Schedule 2 to the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2010. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if item 22 of Schedule 2 to the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Act 2010 commences before the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3.	May not commence

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996
(No. 60, 1996)

Schedule 16

Part 3--Transitional and saving provisions

62 Definitions

In this Part:

completion day means the day, on or after which the Industrial Relations Court has disposed of all the proceedings in that Court, that is fixed by Proclamation to be the day on which Part 2 of this Schedule commences.

Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.

Industrial Relations Court means the Industrial Relations Court of Australia.

proceeding means a proceeding in a court, whether or not between parties, and includes:

(a) an incidental proceeding in the course of, or in connection with, a proceeding; and

(b) an appeal.

transfer day means the day on which the Federal Court is invested with jurisdiction under Division 2 of this Part, being the day on which Part 1 of this Schedule commences.

63 Transfer of jurisdiction

(1) This item applies to jurisdiction and powers vested in or exercisable by the Industrial Relations Court or a Judge of that Court immediately before the transfer day in relation to an act or omission occurring before the transfer day, except in relation to matters for which:

(a) the Industrial Relations Court had begun the substantive hearing in proceedings in that Court; or

(b) proceedings had been completed in the Industrial Relations Court before that day.

(2) On and after the transfer day, the jurisdiction and powers to which this item applies:

(a) cease to be vested in or exercisable by the Industrial Relations Court or a Judge of that Court; and

(b) are, subject to subitem (3), vested in the Federal Court.

(3) In spite of subitem (2), the Federal Court has jurisdiction in relation to a matter that was remitted by the High Court to the Industrial Relations Court before the transfer day only if a Judge of the High Court has further remitted the matter to the Federal Court under item 65.

64 Transfer of proceedings

(1) Subject to subitem (4), this item applies to proceedings commenced in the Industrial Relations Court but in respect of which the Industrial Relations Court had not begun the substantive hearing before the transfer day.

(2) On the transfer day, proceedings to which this item applies are transferred to the Federal Court.

(3) If proceedings to which this item applies are transferred under subitem (2):

(a) all documents filed in the Industrial Relations Court in relation to the proceedings are to be transmitted to the Federal Court; and

(b) any money lodged with the Industrial Relations Court in relation to the proceedings is to be transferred to the Federal Court and is taken to be money lodged with the Federal Court in relation to the proceedings; and

(c) everything done in or in relation to the proceedings in the Industrial Relations Court is taken to have been done in the Federal Court.

(4) This item does not affect a matter that was remitted by the High Court to the Industrial Relations Court before the transfer day under section 44 of the Judiciary Act 1903.

65 Matters remitted under the Judiciary Act 1903

If:

(a) a matter had been remitted by the High Court to the Industrial Relations Court under section 44 of the Judiciary Act 1903 before the transfer day; and

(b) the Industrial Relations Court had not begun the substantive hearing in respect of the matter;

then:

(c) a party may apply to a Judge of the High Court sitting in Chambers for a direction that the matter be remitted instead to the Federal Court; or

(d) in any case, a Judge of the High Court may direct that the matter be remitted instead to the Federal Court.

66 New trials ordered by Federal Court

For the avoidance of doubt, if, in an appeal from a decision of the Industrial Relations Court to the Federal Court (whether that decision is made before or after the transfer day), the Federal Court grants a new trial, that new trial is to be a new trial in the Federal Court.

67 Rules of Court

(1) The Rules of the Industrial Relations Court as in force under section 486 of the Workplace Relations Act in force immediately before the transfer day are to be taken, on and after that day, also to be Rules of the Federal Court made under section 59 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976, and, as so included, may be amended or revoked under the last-mentioned section.

(2) This item does not affect the operation of item 71.

68 Industrial Relations Court remains in existence

(1) In spite of the amendment of the Workplace Relations Act by this Schedule, the Industrial Relations Court continues in existence as if Part XIV of that Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule continued to be in force on and after that commencement.

(2) Subitem (1) has effect subject to the other provisions in this Part.

69 Limited jurisdiction of the Industrial Relations Court

(1) This item applies to proceedings commenced in the Industrial Relations Court in respect of which the Industrial Relations Court had begun the substantive hearing before the transfer day.

(2) On and after the transfer day:

(a) the Industrial Relations Court continues to have jurisdiction to deal with the proceedings to which this item applies as if this Act had not been enacted; and

(b) subject to subitem (3), the Workplace Relations Act as in force immediately before the transfer day continues to have effect in relation to the Industrial Relations Court's exercise of its jurisdiction in relation to the proceedings.

(3) For the purposes of this item, section 428 of the Workplace Relations Act as in force under paragraph (2)(b) of this item has effect as if the following subsections were added at the end of that section:

(3) In an appeal from a court of a State or Territory to the Court, the Court may grant a new trial under this section only in the Federal Court of Australia or a court of that State or Territory.

(4) In an appeal from a single Judge of the Court, the Court may grant a new trial under this section only in the Federal Court of Australia.

70 Orders of the Industrial Relations Court

(1) The Federal Court has the same powers in respect of an order of the Industrial Relations Court (whether made before or after the transfer day) as if it were an order of the Federal Court.

(2) Subitem (1) does not apply to an order while the order is the subject of proceedings to which item 69 applies.

71 Rules of Court

In spite of the repeal of section 486 of the Workplace Relations Act by this Schedule, Rules of Court under that section as in force immediately before the transfer day continue to be in force on and after that day as if that section had not been repealed.

72 Terms and conditions of appointment of Judges of the Industrial Relations Court

(1) The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Industrial Relations Court continue to hold office as Judges of that Court, on and after the transfer day, as if sections 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367 and 408 of the Workplace Relations Act as in force immediately before that day had not been repealed.

(2) Section 363 of the Workplace Relations Act as continued in force under subitem (1) ceases to be so in force on and after the completion day.

73 Judicial Registrars of Industrial Relations Court taken to be appointed to Federal Court

A person appointed as a Judicial Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court is taken, by force of this item, to have been appointed by the Governor-General under section 18AA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 as a Judicial Registrar of the Federal Court:

(a) for the balance of the term of that person's appointment as a Judicial Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court; and

(b) on the same terms and conditions as attached to that last-mentioned appointment.

74 Judicial Registrars of the Industrial Relations Court to continue to hold that office

(1) Despite the repeal of Division 3 of Part XIV of the Workplace Relations Act:

(a) a Judicial Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court immediately before that repeal continues to hold that office for the balance of the term of his or her appointment or until the completion day, whichever first occurs, on the terms and conditions (other than terms and conditions relating to remuneration and allowances) originally attaching to that appointment; and

(b) the provisions of that Division continue to apply in relation to the performance by that person of his or her functions as a Judicial Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court for so long as he or she continues to hold that office;

as if that Division had not been repealed.

(2) In calculating the remuneration and allowances payable to a Judicial Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court, all duties of the Judicial Registrar performed on or after the transfer day by the Judicial Registrar in his or her capacity as Judicial Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court are to be treated as if they were duties performed by the Judicial Registrar in his or her capacity as Judicial Registrar of the Federal Court.

75 Registrar of Industrial Relations Court taken to be appointed to Federal Court

(1) The person holding the office of Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court immediately before the transfer day is taken, by force of this item, to have been duly appointed under section 18N of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 as a Deputy Registrar of the Federal Court:

(a) for the balance of that person's appointment as the Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court; and

(b) on:

(i) the same terms and conditions (other than terms and conditions relating to remuneration and allowances) as attached to the last-mentioned appointment and as varied by the Chief Judge of the Federal Court with the agreement of that person from time to time; and

(ii) the same terms and conditions relating to remuneration and allowances applicable to the Industrial Registrar of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission from time to time.

(2) Despite subsection 18N(4) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976, the person taken to have been appointed as a Deputy Registrar under subitem (1) is not taken to have been so appointed under the Public Service Act 1922.

(3) The Registrar of the Federal Court may issue any necessary directions concerning the performance by that person of functions of a Deputy Registrar of the Federal Court.

(4) Nothing in this item enables the Registrar of the Federal Court to terminate the appointment of that person as a Deputy Registrar of the Federal Court under section 18N of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.

76 Registrar of Industrial Relations Court to continue to hold that office

(1) Despite the repeal of sections 390 to 392 and sections 394 to 399 of the Workplace Relations Act:

(a) the person holding office as Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court immediately before the repeal of those sections continues to hold that office for the balance of the term of his or her appointment or until the completion day, whichever first occurs, on the terms and conditions (other than terms and conditions relating to remuneration and allowances) originally attaching to his or her appointment; and

(b) those sections continue to apply in relation to the performance by that person of his or her functions as Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court for so long as he or she continue to hold that office;

as if those sections had not been repealed.

(2) In calculating the remuneration and allowances payable to the Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court, all duties performed on or after the transfer day by the Registrar in his or her capacity as Registrar of the Industrial Relations Court are to be treated as if they were duties performed by the Registrar in his or her capacity as Deputy Registrar of the Federal Court.

77 Transfer of personnel from the Industrial Relations Court to the Federal Court

(1) Subject to this item, persons appointed or employed under the Public Service Act 1922 whether as officers of the Industrial Relations Court or as other registry staff are, by force of this item, transferred, on the transfer day, to the Federal Court to perform such duties as the Registrar of the Federal Court directs.

(2) Persons appointed as Deputy Sheriffs of the Industrial Relations Court are taken to hold office (until the Registrar of the Federal Court otherwise directs) as Deputy Sheriffs of the Federal Court and, for that purpose, in addition to any other powers and functions, continue to have, in relation to the exercise of the industrial relations jurisdiction of the Federal Court, the powers and functions conferred on them, or exercisable by them, in their capacity as officers of the Industrial Relations Court.

(3) In this item:

industrial relations jurisdiction, in relation to the Federal Court, means the jurisdiction vested in the Court under item 63 of this Schedule or under Part XIV of the Workplace Relations Act.

78 Chief Justice of Industrial Relations Court to continue to be responsible for management of that Court

Despite the repeal of sections 363 and 389 of the Workplace Relations Act, the Chief Justice, or in the circumstances identified in section 363, the acting Chief Justice of the Industrial Relations Court, continues to have, until the completion day, the responsibility imposed, and the powers conferred, by those sections in relation to the management of the administrative affairs of the Industrial Relations Court as if those sections had not been repealed.

79 Places of sitting, constitution and conduct of business of the Industrial Relations Court

Despite the repeal of sections 369 to 374 of the Workplace Relations Act, those sections continue to apply, until the completion day, in relation to the places of sitting of the Industrial Relations Court, the manner of its constitution for the purpose of exercising its jurisdiction in respect of matters still to be dealt with by the Court and the conduct of its business, as if those sections had not be repealed.

80 Powers of other officers and staff may be performed by officers and staff of Federal Court

Despite the repeal of sections 401 and 402 of the Workplace Relations Act, the functions of the Industrial Relations Court ordinarily performed by District Registrars, Deputy Registrars and Deputy District Registrars, Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs and other staff of the Industrial Relations Court may be performed by officers and staff of the Federal Court made available for the purpose.

81 Provision of resources by the Federal Court

On and after the transfer day, the Chief Judge of the Federal Court may arrange with the Chief Justice of the Industrial Relations Court for staff, facilities and any other necessary support to be made available to the Industrial Relations Court for the purposes of the Industrial Relations Court.

82 Sections 405 and 406 to continue in force in respect of part year to completion day

Despite the repeal of sections 405, 406 and 407 of the Workplace Relations Act, those sections continue to be in force in respect of the part of the financial year in which the completion day occurs that precedes that day as if that part of the year had been a whole financial year and those sections had not been repealed.

83 Delegations of administrative powers of Chief Justice

The Chief Justice of the Industrial Relations Court may, in writing, delegate to any one or more of the Judges of that Court all or any of his or her powers under section 389 of the Workplace Relations Act as continued in force under this Act, and any delegation made under section 408 of that Act has effect, on and after the repeal of that section, as if it were a delegation under this item.

84 Abolition of the Industrial Relations Court

On the day fixed by Proclamation, being a day on which no person holds office as a Judge of the Industrial Relations Court, that Court is abolished by force of this item.

85 Instrument of appointment

The instrument appointing the present Chief Judge of the Federal Court of Australia to that office has effect on and after the day on which Part 1 of this Schedule commences, as if it were an instrument duly appointing that person to the office of Chief Justice of that Court.

86 Acts or things done

Any act or thing done by the Chief Judge of the Federal Court of Australia before the day on which Part 1 of this Schedule commences has effect, on and after that day, as if it were an act or thing done by the Chief Justice of that Court.

87 Instruments made or issued

(1) Any order, determination or other instrument (however described) made or issued by the Chief Judge of the Federal Court of Australia before the day on which Part 1 of this Schedule commences has effect, on and after that day, as if it were an order, determination or other instrument made or issued by the Chief Justice of that Court.

(2) Any reference in a determination or other instrument made in relation to the Chief Judge of the Federal Court of Australia before the day on which Part 1 of this Schedule commences has effect, on and after that day, as if it were a reference to the Chief Justice of that Court.

88 Applications and proceedings

Any application (however described) made to, or any proceedings begun against, the Chief Judge of the Federal Court of Australia before the day on which Part 1 of this Schedule commences has effect, on and after that day, as if it were an application made to, or proceedings begun against the Chief Justice of that Court.

89 Reference to Chief Judge in other Acts

Any reference in an Act:

(a) that refers to the Chief Judge of the Federal Court of Australia; and

(b) that is not expressly amended by this Act;

is to be taken, on and after the day on which Part 1 of this Schedule commences, to be a reference to the Chief Justice of that Court.

Part 4--Contingent amendments of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 concerning Judicial Registrars

90 Consequences of certain prior amendments of Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

If, on any day before item 19 of this Schedule commences, the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 is amended by any Act inserting a new section 18AA providing for the appointment of Judicial Registrars of the Federal Court of Australia and a new section 18AB allowing those Judicial Registrars to exercise specified powers, then, with effect from that day or the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, whichever last occurs, items 19 and 27 are omitted from this Schedule and the following items are substituted for item 19:

19 After subsection 18AB(1)

Insert:

(1A) The Rules of Court may also delegate to the Judicial Registrars, either generally or as otherwise provided by the Rules, all or any of the Court's powers in relation to proceedings in the Court that involve:

(a) a claim under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 for an amount of not more than the amount specified in the Rules; or

(b) a claim under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 that the termination of an employee's employment was unlawful, or that the proposed termination of an employee's employment would be unlawful, under any law (including an unwritten law) of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or

(c) an application under section 170JC of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 for enforcement of an order of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission.

(1B) For the purposes of paragraph (1A)(a), the Rules may specify an amount of not more than:

(a) $10,000; or

(b) such greater amount as the regulations prescribe.

19A Subsections 18AB(2), (5) and (6)

After "subsection (1)" (wherever occurring), insert "or (1A)".

19B Subsection 18AI(2)

Omit "Judge" (wherever occurring), substitute "Justice".

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 24, 2001)

4 Application of amendments

(1) Subject to subsection (3), each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

(2) For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001 (No. 159, 2001)

Schedule 1

97 Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to an appointment if the term of the appointment began before the commencement of this item.

Jurisdiction of Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2002 (No. 70, 2002)

Schedule 1

12 Definitions

In this Part:

ACT Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory.

Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.

13 Application of amendments

(1) The amendment made by item 1 applies in relation to:

(a) appeals instituted on or after the commencement of that item; and

(b) appeals instituted before the commencement of that item but in respect of which the Federal Court has not begun a substantive hearing before that commencement; and

(c) cases stated or questions reserved under section 26 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 on or after the commencement of that item.

(2) The amendment made by item 2 applies in relation to:

(a) appeals from judgments of a court given on or after the commencement of that item; and

(b) cases stated or questions reserved under section 26 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 on or after the commencement of that item.

(3) The amendment made by item 7 applies in relation to matters pending in the Federal Court on or after the commencement of that item.

14 Transfer of certain matters to the ACT Supreme Court

(1) If an appeal was instituted in the Federal Court and the Federal Court had not begun the substantive hearing of the appeal before the day on which item 1 commences, then the appeal is transferred to the ACT Supreme Court on that day.

(2) If a case was stated or a question was reserved for the consideration of the Federal Court under section 26 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 and the Federal Court had not begun the substantive hearing of the case or question before the day on which item 1 commences, then the case or question is transferred to the ACT Supreme Court on that day.

(3) If a question was submitted for determination of a Full Court of the Federal Court under section 30A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 and the Federal Court had not begun the substantive hearing of the question before the day on which item 6 commences, then the question is transferred to the ACT Supreme Court on that day.

(4) If an appeal, case or question is transferred to the ACT Supreme Court under this item, then:

(a) all documents filed in the Federal Court in relation to the appeal, case or question are to be transferred to the ACT Supreme Court; and

(b) any money lodged with the Federal Court in relation to the appeal, case or question is to be transferred to the ACT Supreme Court and is taken to be money lodged with the ACT Supreme Court in relation to the appeal, case or question; and

(c) everything done in or in relation to the appeal, case or question in the Federal Court is taken to have been done in the ACT Supreme Court.

15 Regulations

(1) The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:

(a) required or permitted by this Schedule to be prescribed; or

(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Schedule.

(2) In particular, regulations may be made for matters of a transitional or saving nature arising from the amendments made by this Schedule.

Schedule 2

25 Application of amendments

(1) The amendment made by item 6 applies in relation to matters coming before the Court before, on or after the commencement of this item.

(2) The amendments made by items 7, 8 and 9 apply in relation to matters coming before the Court after the commencement of this item.

(4) The amendment made by item 11 applies in relation to appeals to the Court brought after the commencement of this item.

(5) The amendments made by items 13 and 14 apply in relation to documents issued from the Court after the commencement of this item.

(6) The amendments made by items 1, 2, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 apply in relation to proceedings instituted in the Court before, on or after the commencement of this item.

Legislative Instruments (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2003 (No. 140, 2003)

4 Transitional provisions

(1) If legislation introduced into the Parliament before the commencing day but commencing on or after that day:

(a) authorises an instrument to be made in the exercise of a power delegated by the Parliament; and

(b) is expressed to require that instrument to be published as a statutory rule under the Statutory Rules Publication Act 1903;

any instrument so made is taken to be an instrument referred to in paragraph 6(b) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 despite the repeal by this Act of the Statutory Rules Publication Act 1903.

(2) If legislation introduced into the Parliament before the commencing day but commencing on or after that day:

(a) authorises an instrument to be made in the exercise of a power delegated by the Parliament; and

(b) is expressed to declare that instrument to be a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901;

any instrument so made is taken to be an instrument referred to in subparagraph 6(d)(i) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 despite the repeal by this Act of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(3) If legislation that is in force immediately before the commencing day or that is introduced into the Parliament before that day but that commences on or after that day:

(a) authorised or authorises an instrument to be made in the exercise of a power delegated by the Parliament that adversely affects the rights of a person, or results in the imposition of liabilities on a person; and

(b) provided or provides that the instrument has effect, to the extent that it adversely affects those rights or results in the imposition of those liabilities, despite subsection 48(2) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, before the date of its notification in the Gazette;

that legislation is to be construed, on and after the commencing day or the day of its commencement, whichever last occurs, as if it had provided instead that the instrument, to the extent that it adversely affects those rights or results in the imposition of those liabilities, has effect, despite subsection 12(2) of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, before its registration under that Act.

(4) If:

(a) legislation (the enabling legislation) in force immediately before the commencing day:

(i) authorises the making of an instrument; and

(ii) does not declare such an instrument to be a disallowable instrument for the purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 but nonetheless makes provision for its disallowance by the application, with or without modification, of the provisions of Part XII of that Act; and

(b) an instrument is made in the exercise of that authority on or after the commencing day; and

(c) the instrument is not a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 or otherwise;

the enabling legislation has effect, on and after the commencing day, as if:

(d) it had declared such instruments to be disallowable instruments for the purposes of section 46B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and

(e) it had provided for such modifications of the operation of that section as are necessary to ensure that the effect of the applied provisions of Part XII of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 is preserved.

(5) In this section:

commencing day means the commencing day within the meaning of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2004 (No. 62, 2004)

Schedule 1

20 Application of items 18 and 19

(1) The amendment made by item 18 applies to matters commenced on or after the day on which that item commences.

(2) The amendment made by item 19 applies to appeals commenced on or after the day on which that item commences.

Migration Litigation Reform Act 2005 (No. 137, 2005)

Schedule 1

40 Definitions

In this Part:

commencement day means the day on which this Schedule commences.

migration decision has the same meaning as in the Migration Act 1958, as amended by Part 1 of this Schedule.

migration litigation has the same meaning as in Part 8B of the Migration Act 1958, as amended by Part 1 of this Schedule.

substantive proceedings has the same meaning as in paragraph 503B(1)(b) of the Migration Act 1958.

42 Transitional provision--migration decision made before commencement day

Where proceedings are commenced on or after the commencement day in relation to a migration decision made before the commencement day, and actual notification of the decision is given before the commencement day:

(a) section 477 of the Migration Act 1958 applies as if the actual notification of the decision took place on the commencement day; and

(b) section 477A of that Act applies as if the actual notification of the decision took place on the commencement day; and

43 Application of items 2, 3, 4 and 6

The amendments made by items 2, 3, 4 and 6 of this Schedule apply in relation to migration judgments made on or after the commencement day.

44 Application of items 5, 7, 8 and 9

The amendments made by items 5, 7, 8 and 9 of this Schedule apply in relation to proceedings commenced on or after the commencement day.

Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Act 2006 (No. 23, 2006)

Schedule 2

4 Application of amendments

The amendments of the Family Law Act 1975 and the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 made by this Schedule apply in relation to proceedings started before, on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (No. 55, 2009)

Schedule 17

19 Application of Part 1

(1) The amendments made by Part 1 of this Schedule (other than item 8) apply:

(a) in relation to proceedings commenced after that Part commences; and

(b) in relation to proceedings that are pending in the Federal Court immediately before that Part commences, as if the reference in subsection 13(2) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (as inserted by item 6 of this Schedule) to "be instituted, heard and determined" were a reference to ", after item 6 of Schedule 17 to the Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 commences, be heard and determined".

(2) A person who is a Judge (other than the Chief Justice) of the Federal Court immediately before Part 1 of this Schedule commences, is taken, for all purposes, not to have been assigned under section 6A of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (as inserted by item 3 of this Schedule) to either Division of the Federal Court.

Note: A Judge (including the Chief Justice) who is not assigned to either Division of the Court may exercise the powers of the Court in either Division (see subsection 15(1C) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976, as inserted by item 7 of this Schedule).

Access to Justice (Civil Litigation Reforms) Amendment Act 2009
(No. 117, 2009)

Schedule 1

12 Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to proceedings commenced before, on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

Schedule 2

33 Application of amendments

(1) The amendments made by items 1 to 11 apply in relation to matters coming before the Federal Court of Australia in the original jurisdiction of the Court on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

(2) The amendments made by items 12 to 27 apply in relation to appeals brought to the Federal Court of Australia on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

(3) The amendment made by item 28 applies in relation to any case stated or question reserved under subsection 26(1) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

(4) The amendments made by items 29 to 32 apply in relation to appeals brought to the High Court from the Federal Court of Australia on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

Schedule 3

14 Application of amendments

(1) The amendments made by this Part, other than items 6 and 7, apply in relation to Judges and Federal Magistrates whether appointed before or after the commencement of the amendments.

(2) The amendments made by items 6 and 7 apply in relation to commissions of appointment signed by the Governor-General after the commencement of those amendments.

Federal Justice System Amendment (Efficiency Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009 (No. 122, 2009)

Schedule 1

8 Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule apply to matters commenced before, on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

Schedule 3

5 Saving of regulations

(1) Despite the repeal of a provision that is specified in column 2 of the following table, as in force immediately before commencement, regulations that:

(a) were made for the purposes of that provision; and

(b) were in force immediately before commencement;

continue to have effect on and after commencement as if those regulations had been made for the purposes of the corresponding provision, as in force after commencement, that is specified in column 3 of the table in relation to that provision:

Saving of regulations
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Provision	Corresponding provision
3	paragraph 18A(4)(b) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976	subsection 18A(4) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

(2) In this item:

commencement means the commencement of this item.

Trans-Tasman Proceedings (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2010 (No. 36, 2010)

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act:

commencement means the day on which section 3 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 commences.

Trans-Tasman Act means the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010.

(2) In this Act, expressions that are defined in the Trans-Tasman Act have the same meanings as they have in that Act.

The following provision commences at the same time as section 3 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010:

Schedule 2

9 Saving

(1) Despite the repeal of Part IIIA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 made by this Schedule, Part IIIA of that Act, as in force immediately before commencement, continues to apply on and after commencement in relation to a proceeding commenced before commencement.

(2) Despite subitem (1), Division 5 of Part IIIA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 does not apply on and after commencement in relation to a judgment given on or after commencement.

(3) Despite the amendments made to paragraphs 59(2)(y), (za), (zb), (zc), (zd) and (ze) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 by this Schedule, Rules of Court made for the purposes of those paragraphs continue to apply on and after commencement in relation to a proceeding commenced before commencement.

(4) Regulations made under section 60 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 for the purposes of Part IIIA of that Act continue to apply on and after commencement in relation to a proceeding commenced before commencement.

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.

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

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