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1979 No. 140 FEDERAL COURT RULES - RULE 25.8

Chamber applications to Supreme Court
8. (1) This rule refers to matters pending in the General Division of the
Court.

(2) When in any State a party wishes to make an application to a Judge in
Chambers for interim relief but no Judge of the Court is available there to
take the application, the party shall give notice to the Registrar of the
Federal Court in that State of his desire to make such an application.

(3) Upon receipt of such notice the Registrar will communicate with the Chief
Judge to enquire as to any arrangement the Chief Judge wishes to make pursuant
to sub-section 15 (1) of the Act and will inform the party of the result of
that enquiry.

(4) If following such enquiry the Registrar informs the party that no Judge
can be made available to take the application, the party may then approach the
State Supreme Court to ascertain whether a Supreme Court Judge is available to
take it.

(5) If the Party is able to arrange for a State Supreme Court Judge to hear
the application the forms and procedures to be used shall be in accordance
with these Rules.

(6) The Registrar will arrange when necessary for the Court's documents
including the proposed application to be placed before the State Supreme Court
Judge.

(7) After the State Supreme Court Judge exercising such jurisdiction has heard
the application, the Registrar will arrange for the Court's documents to be
returned to the Registry together with the notes of any orders made and any
exhibits and transcript of evidence.



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