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

203   Sections 18ZF and 18ZG

Repeal the sections, substitute:

18ZF Making arrangements relating to APS employees

(1) The Chief Executive Officer must make the services of APS employees who are officers of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1), or staff of the Registries of the Court, available for the purposes of assisting the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in the performance of functions under sections 84 and 278of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021.

(2) While a person is performing services made available under subsection (1), that person must do so in accordance with the directions of:

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

(b) the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

(3) The Chief Executive Officer must make the services of APS employees who are officers of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2), or staff of the Court, available for the purposes of assisting the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia in the performance of functions under sections 250 and 278 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021.

(4) While a person is performing services made available under subsection (3), that person must do so in accordance with the directions of:

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

(b) the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

18ZG Delegation of powers etc. under the Public Service Act 1999

Section 78 of the Public Service Act 1999 applies, in relation to the administrative affairs of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, as if the reference in subsection (7) to another person were a reference to the Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.