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Federal Court Rules 2011
Div 91—Parties, interveners and causes of action
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Division 9.1—Parties, interveners and causes of action
9.01 Multiple causes of action
9.02 Joinder in proceedings involving common questions etc.
9.03 Joinder of applicants with joint entitlement
9.04 Joinder of persons with common liability
9.05 Joinder of parties by Court order
9.06 Application for separate trials—inconvenient joinder of causes of action or parties
9.07 Errors in joinder of parties
9.08 Removal of parties by Court order
9.09 Death, bankruptcy or transmission of interest
9.10 No joinder or substitution after death of party
9.11 Substitution of party
9.12 Interveners
Division 9.2—Representative proceedings
9.21 Representative party—general
9.22 Enforcement of order for or against representative party
9.23 Representative party—beneficiaries
9.24 Deceased persons
9.25 Conduct of proceeding by particular party
Division 9.3—Grouped proceedings under Part IVA of the Act
9.31 Interpretation for Division 9.3
9.32 Starting a representative proceeding
9.33 Person may give consent to be a group member
9.34 Opt out notices
9.35 Application for order relating to the procedure to be followed in a representative proceeding
Division 9.4—Partnerships
9.41 Proceeding by or against partners in partnership name
9.42 Disclosure of partners’ names
9.43 Proceeding between members of partnerships
9.44 Denial by person served as partner
9.45 Defence to be in partnership name
9.46 Entry of order
Division 9.5—Business name proceedings
9.51 Proceeding against a person who carries on a business under a business name
9.52 Proceeding against a business name
9.53 Proceeding under this Division or Division 9.4
9.54 Amendment of parties
9.55 Variation of order
9.56 Order for discovery—proceeding brought against a person in the person’s business name
Division 9.6—Persons under a legal incapacity
9.61 Proceeding by or against person under a legal incapacity
9.62 Persons who may be a litigation representative
9.63 Appointment of litigation representative by the Court
9.64 Consent to be filed
9.65 Removal of litigation representative by the Court
9.66 Conduct of proceeding
9.67 No deemed admissions
9.68 Discovery and interrogatories
9.69 Payment into Court
9.70 Compromise or settlement of matter in proceeding
9.71 Application by litigation representative for approval of agreement