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Practice notes issued by the Chief Justice

Practice Notes current at 8 December 2009.

Note: On September 25, the Federal Court revoked all existing Practice Notes and replaced them with those in the table below. Use the comparative tables to map between old and new Practice Notes.

Admiralty
ADM 1	Admiralty and maritime work in the Federal Court of Australia
Appeals
APP 1	Appeals to a Full Court
Arbitration
ARB 1	Proceedings under the International Arbitration Act 1974
Case Management
CM 1	Case management and the Individual Docket System
CM 2	List of authorities, citation of cases and legislation for proceedings generally
CM 3	Consent orders in proceedings involving a Federal Tribunal
CM 4	Costs - gross sum costs under Order 62 paragraph 4 (2) (c) Federal Court Rules
CM 5	Discovery
CM 6	Electronic technology in litigation
CM 7	Expert witnesses in proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia
CM 8	Fast Track
CM 9	Freezing orders aka ‘Mareva Orders’
CM 10	Investment accounts under Order 63 rule 5 of the Federal Court Rules
CM 11	Search orders aka “Anton Piller Orders”
CM 12	Service of documents outside of Australia
CM 13	Survey evidence
CM 14	Usual undertaking as to damages
CM 15	Allocation of proceedings to Divisions of the Court – Direction under s 13(5) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)
CM 16	Pre-judgment Interest [commences 5 July 2010]
CM 17	Representative Proceedings Commenced under Part IVA of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 [commences 5 July 2010]
Corporations
CORP 1	Interlocutory process and pleadings in corporations matters
CORP 2	Cross-Border insolvency – cooperation with Foreign Courts or Foreign Representatives
Intellectual Property
IP 1	Proceedings under the Patents Act 1990 (Cth)
Native Title
*NTA 1*	New Practice Note being prepared.
*NTA 2*	New Practice Note being prepared.
Taxation
TAX 1	Tax list