Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021 (13 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Amendments relating to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Part 1   Amendments

Federal Court of Australia Act 1976

201   Subsections 18ZD(2) and (3)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

(2) Before spending a part of the outcome amount for another outcome for the listed entity, if the outcome amount relates to the administrative affairs of a court mentioned in an item of the following table, the Chief Executive Officer must:

(a) consult the person or persons mentioned in that item about the spending; and

(b) obtain the consent of:

(i) the person or persons mentioned in that item to the spending; or

(ii) the Attorney-General to the spending.

Consultation about spending

   

Item

Court

Persons to be consulted

1

The Court

The Chief Justice

2

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1)

Both:

(a) the Chief Justice of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1); and

(b) the Chief Justice of the Court

3

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)

Both:

(a) the Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2); and

(b) the Chief Justice of the Court