Constitutional Convention (Election) Act 1997
171Power to make Rules of Court
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171 Power to make Rules of Court
(1) The Judges of the Federal Court, or a majority of them, may make Rules of Court for carrying this Part of this Act into effect and in particular for regulating the practice and procedure of the *Court, the forms to be used and the fees to be paid by parties.
(2) If the Legislative Instruments Act 1997 is in force on the day this Act commences, a Rule of Court made under this section is to be taken to have been made under the Federal Court Act 1976.
(3) If the Legislative Instruments Act 1997 is not in force on the day this Act commences, sections 48, 48A, 48B, 49 and 50 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in relation to the Rules of Court as if references in those sections of that Act to regulations were references to Rules of Court.