Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 - SECT 33ZG

    Except as otherwise provided by this Part, nothing in this Part affects:

  (a)   the commencement or continuance of any action of a representative character commenced otherwise than under this Part; or

  (b)   the Court's powers under provisions other than this Part, for example, its powers in relation to a proceeding in which no reasonable cause of action is disclosed or that is oppressive, vexatious, frivolous or an abuse of the process of the Court; or

  (c)   the operation of any law relating to:

  (i)   vexatious litigants (however described); or

  (ii)   proceedings of a representative character; or

  (iii)   joinder of parties; or

  (iv)   consolidation of proceedings; or

  (v)   security for costs.