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Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
63Federal Circuit Court of Australia may question witnesses
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#### 63 Federal Circuit Court of Australia may question witnesses
(1) The Federal Circuit Court of Australia may:
(a) put a question to a person giving testimony in a proceeding if, in the opinion of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, the question is likely to assist in:
(i) the resolution of a matter in dispute in the proceeding; or
(ii) the expeditious and efficient conduct of the proceeding; and
(b) require the person to answer the question.
(2) Subsection (1) has effect subject to the Rules of Court.
(3) This section has effect in addition to, and not instead of, any other powers that the Federal Circuit Court of Australia may have to ask questions.