Division 17Proceedings under the Federal Courts

(State Jurisdiction) Act 1999

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17.1       Form for initiating proceeding

              (1)  Subject to subrule (2) and any direction of the Court, a proceeding for relief under section 7, 10 or 11 of the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 must be initiated by an originating process.

              (2)  If:

                     (a)  in a proceeding, the Federal Court of Australia has made an order for the winding up of a company; and

                     (b)  the order is an ineffective judgment within the meaning of the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999;

                     an application under the Federal Courts (State Jurisdiction) Act 1999 in relation to the winding up of the company may be made by filing an interlocutory process.

              (3)  An interlocutory process under subrule (2) must state the proceeding number of the Federal Court proceeding.