Federal Court of Australia

Federal Court of Australia Practice News No. 9: 4 May 2006

The Federal Court Amendment Rules 2006 (No 1) will be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments on 4 May 2006. The Amendment Rules commence on 5 May 2006 (being the day after registration).

A copy of the Amendment Rules will be available on the Internet from the ComLaw site.

The Amendment Rules make the following amendments to the Federal Court Rules:

insert a new Order 25A setting out rules relating to freezing orders (also known as ‘Mareva orders ’ after Mareva Compania Naviera SA v International Bulkcarriers SA (The Mareva) [1975] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 509, or ‘asset preservation orders ’);
insert a new Order 25B setting out rules relating to search orders (also known as Anton Piller orders, after Anton Piller KG v Manufacturing Processes Ltd [1976] Ch 55).

The Chief Justice has issued Practice Note No 23 and Practice Note No 24 to complement Orders 25A and 25B.

Philip Kellow
Deputy Registrar

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