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Practice notes issued by the Chief Justice

1	Appeals to a Full Court	03 Jan 2008
2	Bankruptcy practice	revoked
3	Usual undertaking as to damages	14 Jun 1999
4	Terms of settlement not disclosed	08 Apr 1994
5	Affidavits	08 Apr 1994
6	Federal Proceedings (Costs) Act 1981	08 Apr 1994
7	The law term	24 Mar 2003
8	Assisted dispute resolution	08 Apr 1994
9	Citation of cases	08 Apr 1994
10	[revoked] *
11	Survey evidence	08 Apr 1994
12	Property arrested : Admiralty Act	10 May 1996
13	Service of documents outside Australia	04 Sep 2008
14	Discovery	03 Dec 1999
15	Information to be provided	01 Nov 1999
16	Affirmations and oaths	30 Apr 2001
17	The use of technology in the management of discovery and the conduct of litigation	29 Jan 2009
18	Tax list	revoked
19	List of authorities and legislation - proceedings generally	18 Apr 2008
20	Guidelines - Disclosure by insolvency practitioners of fees to be charged	revoked
21	Interlocutory process and pleadings in corporations matters	02 Sep 2005
22	Appeals against appealable objection decisions made under the Taxation Administration Act 1953	01 Dec 2005
23	Freezing Orders (also known as 'Mareva orders' or 'asset preservation orders')	05 May 2006
24	Search orders (also known as 'Anton Piller Orders')	05 May 2006
25	Title of proceedings for relief under s 39B of the Judiciary Act 1903 against the Australian Industrial Relations Commission	05 Jul 2006
26	Consent orders in proceedings involving a federal tribunal	29 Jan 2007
27	Gross sum costs under Order 62 paragraph 4(2)(c) Federal Court Rules	18 Feb 2008
28	Investment Accounts under Order 63 rule 5 Federal Court Rules	02 Sep 2008
29	Cross-Border Insolvency – Cooperation with Foreign Courts or Foreign Representatives	02 Mar 2009
30	Fast Track Directions **	24 Apr 2009
31	Allocation of proceedings to Divisions of the Court - Direction under s 13(5) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)	1 Jul 2009

Notes

** Practice Note No. 30 "Fast Track Directions"

The coordinating judges for fast track in each Registry are as follows:

New South Wales	Justices Emmett and Jacobson
Victoria	Justice Finkelstein
Queensland	Justice Greenwood
South Australia	Justices Mansfield and Lander
Western Australia	Justice Siopis
Tasmania	Justice Middleton
Australian Capital Territory	Justice Stone
Northern Territory	Justices Mansfield and Reeves

* Practice Note No. 10 "Anton Piller Orders" was revoked on 23 May 2006. Anton Piller orders have been incorporated into Practice Note No. 24.