Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997 (34 of 1997)

Schedule 8   Amendment of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

1   Before subsection 18AB(1)

Insert:

(1A) The Rules of Court may delegate to the Judicial Registrars, either generally or as otherwise provided in the Rules, all or any of the Court's powers in relation to proceedings in the Court in the exercise of the Court's original jurisdiction, except:

(a) proceedings in which the amount sought, or the value of the subject matter, is more than $100,000; and

(b) proceedings for a prerogative writ or an order in the nature of a prerogative writ; and

(c) proceedings that involve a claim under the Workplace Relations Act 1996; and

(d) proceedings arising under the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986; and

(e) proceedings arising under the Native Title Act 1993.

Powers of the Court in relation to proceedings mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (e) may, however, be delegated to Judicial Registrars by the Rules of Court if this is expressly provided for by another provision of this or any other Act.