{"id":"F2011L01409","name":"Civil Dispute Resolution Regulations 2011","slug":"civil-dispute-resolution-regulations-2011","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"113 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":125659,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L01409-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Civil Dispute Resolution Regulations 2011","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms](image.001.png)\n\nCivil Dispute Resolution Regulations 20111\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 113\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011.\n\nDated 30 June 2011\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nROBERT McCLELLAND\n\nAttorney-General\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Civil Dispute Resolution Regulations 2011.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on 1 August 2011.\n\n3 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations:\n\n> Act means the Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011.\n\n4 Excluded proceedings\n\nFor subsection 17 (1) of the Act, the following proceedings are prescribed:\n\n(a) proceedings for a sequestration order under section 43 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966, if the act of bankruptcy relied on arose under paragraph 40 (1) (g) of that Act;\n\n(b) proceedings for an order under section 459A of the Corporations Act 2001 to wind up a company in insolvency, if the application for the order relies on a failure by the company to comply with a statutory demand;\n\n(c) proceedings for review of a decision of a Registrar of an eligible court.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2175},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations perform exactly the function authorised by section 17(1) of the Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011—prescribing specific proceedings exempt from the Act's pre-action protocol requirements. The scope remains tightly confined to identifying these exemptions."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 operative sections","Single defined term ('Act')","Three specific exemptions with minimal conditional logic ('if' clauses)","No nested exceptions or delegated legislative powers","Minimal cross-referencing limited to explicit citations of other Acts"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations carve out three specific court proceedings from the Civil Dispute Resolution Act’s “genuine steps” pre‑litigation requirement: certain bankruptcy applications for failure to comply with a bankruptcy notice, certain company winding‑up applications for failure to comply with a statutory demand, and reviews of Registrar decisions. The exemptions reflect these matters’ urgency, creditor‑driven nature and strict time limits, where forced pre‑court negotiation would be impractical or prejudicial."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/civil-dispute-resolution-regulations-2011","history":"/api/acts/civil-dispute-resolution-regulations-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/civil-dispute-resolution-regulations-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/civil-dispute-resolution-regulations-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/civil-dispute-resolution-regulations-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/civil-dispute-resolution-regulations-2011/documents"}}