{"id":"F2004B00321","name":"Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 1)","slug":"federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2004-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"292 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":31355,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2004B00321-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nFederal Magistrates Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 1)1\n\nStatutory Rules 2004 No. 2922\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.\n\nDated 31 August 2004\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nPHILIP RUDDOCK\n\nAttorney-General\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on 1 November 2004.\n\n3 Amendment of Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000\n\nSchedule 1 amends the Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000.\n\nSchedule 1 Amendment\n\n(regulation 3)\n\n\\[1\\] Schedule 1, after item 10 and before the note\n\ninsert\n\n| 11  | Filing of an application for an order for substituted service of a bankruptcy notice: |         |\n| --- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |\n|     | (a) if a corporation is liable to pay the fee                                         | $150.00 |\n|     | (b) in any other case                                                                 | $75.00  |\n\n> Notes\n\n> Note: 1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2000 No. 102, as amended by 2000 No. 245 and 255.\n\n> Note: 2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 September 2004.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1342},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain strictly limited to their original purpose of setting court fees. The amendment adds a specific fee for substituted service applications without expanding into other areas of bankruptcy procedure or court administration."},"complexity_factors":["Single amendment inserting one fee schedule item","Simple binary fee structure based on entity type (corporation vs other)","No defined terms, cross-references, or conditional logic","Legislation totals fewer than 150 words"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does:**\nThese regulations introduce court fees for a specific bankruptcy procedure. When a creditor wants to make someone bankrupt but can't deliver the bankruptcy notice in person (because the person is avoiding service), they can apply to the court for 'substituted service' — permission to deliver the notice another way (such as by email, post, or publication).\n\n**The fees:**\n*   **$150** — if the application involves a corporation\n*   **$75** — for individuals or any other case\n\n**Who it affects:**\n*   Creditors pursuing bankruptcy against elusive debtors\n*   Companies or individuals who are targets of bankruptcy action\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIt sets the price for accessing this court procedure, ensuring users of the bankruptcy system contribute to court costs rather than funding them entirely through general taxation."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2004-no-1","history":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2004-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2004-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2004-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2004-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2004-no-1/documents"}}