Update on Implementation of new Federal Court Rules

14/07/2011

The Federal Court Rules 2011 will commence on 1 August 2011. In order to give legal practitioners and publishers an opportunity to become familiar with the Rules before they commence, a copy of these Rules was made available on the Federal Court’s website on 3 June 2011 along with the associated court forms, which will now be authorised by the chief justice rather than being prescribed in a schedule to the Rules. Since the draft Federal Court Rules 2011 and the draft proposed approved forms were put up on the court’s website, a number of changes have been made to them.

It is not anticipated that any further changes will be made to the draft Rules or draft proposed approved forms prior to the judges adopting the revised Rules, the chief justice approving the forms and the new Rules and forms being implemented on 1 August 2011.

An explanation of changes that have been made to the Rules and forms is available from the Federal Court's web site

If you have any queries, please contact Melanie Faithfull on 02 9230 8341.

**14 July 2011 **