Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 No. 156 of 1976 - SECT 21

21. (1) The Court may, in relation to a matter in which it has original
jurisdiction, make binding declarations of right, whether or not any
consequential relief is or could be claimed.

(2) A suit is not open to objection on the ground that a declaratory order
only is sought.