{"id":"F2011L00479","name":"Federal Court of Australia Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1)","slug":"federal-court-of-australia-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"37 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85903,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00479-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Federal Court of Australia Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nFederal Court of Australia Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1)1\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 37\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 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.\n\nDated 23 March 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 Federal Court of Australia Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Amendment of Federal Court of Australia Regulations 2004\n\nSchedule 1 amends the Federal Court of Australia Regulations 2004.\n\nSchedule 1 Amendments\n\n(regulation 3)\n\n\\[1\\] Paragraph 10 (1) (b)\n\nomit\n\nSchedule 1.\n\ninsert\n\nSchedule 1;\n\n\\[2\\] After paragraph 10 (1) (b)\n\ninsert\n\n(c) the reduced fee.\n\n\\[3\\] Subregulation 16 (1)\n\nafter\n\nRegistrar\n\ninsert\n\nor an authorised officer\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":1248},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These are minor technical amendments adding a specific fee category and expanding administrative delegation. They do not alter the fundamental scope or purpose of the principal regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 discrete technical amendments","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Minimal cross-referencing (limited to existing Regulations 10 and 16)","Straightforward definitional and delegation changes"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations make two practical changes to how the Federal Court operates:\n\n**1. Reduced fees for litigants**\nThe amendments add a new category of \"reduced fee\" to the Court's fee structure (Regulation 10). This allows the Court to set lower fees for specific groups—typically people experiencing financial hardship or other disadvantage—rather than charging the standard Schedule 1 fees.\n\n**2. Expanded administrative authority**\nThe amendments allow \"authorised officers\" (delegated court staff) to perform certain functions previously restricted to the Registrar alone (Regulation 16). This spreads administrative workload more broadly across the Court's registry.\n\n**In short:** The changes help make court fees more affordable for vulnerable litigants and allow more court staff to handle routine administrative tasks."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-court-of-australia-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1","history":"/api/acts/federal-court-of-australia-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-court-of-australia-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-court-of-australia-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-court-of-australia-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-court-of-australia-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1/documents"}}