45Conduct of proceedings

#### 45 Conduct of proceedings 45 Conduct of proceedings > > (1) Subject to sections 51, 52 and 52A, where it appears to a court that, in determining a matter for determination in a proceeding, the court will, or will be likely to, be exercising relevant jurisdiction, the rules of evidence and procedure to be applied in dealing with the matter are to be such as the court considers appropriate in the circumstances, being rules that are applied in a superior court in Australia or in an external Territory. > > > (2) Where a proceeding is transferred or removed to a court (in this subsection called the transferee court) from another court (in this subsection called the transferor court), the transferee court must deal with the proceeding as if, subject to any order of the transferee court, the steps that had been taken for the purposes of the proceeding in the transferor court (including the making of an order), or similar steps, had been taken in the transferee court. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > relevant jurisdiction means— > > > > > (a), (b) (Repealed) > > > > > (c) jurisdiction conferred on a court of New South Wales with respect to civil matters arising under the [Corporations Law](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-1999-0703) of another State or the Capital Territory, or > > > > > (d) jurisdiction conferred on a court of another State or the Capital Territory with respect to civil matters arising under the Corporations Law of New South Wales, or > > > > > (e) jurisdiction conferred on a court of a State or the Capital Territory with respect to matters referred to in section 42 (1A). > > **s 45:** Am 1991 No 52, Sch 1 (9); 1995 No 20, Sch 1 (12) (13); 2000 No 80, Sch 1.4 \[35\] \[36\].