(1) The power to make rules of court conferred by section 59 of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 extends to making rules of court:

(a)

with respect to proceedings, and the practice and procedure, of the Federal Court of Australia under the Corporations legislation; and

(b)

with respect to any matter or thing that is:

(i)

required or permitted by the Corporations legislation to be prescribed by rules within the meaning of the Corporations legislation; or

(ii)

necessary or convenient to be prescribed by such rules for carrying out or giving effect to the Corporations legislation; and

(c)

without limitation, with respect to costs, and with respect to rules about meetings ordered by the Federal Court of Australia.

(2) In this section: