Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Act 2022 (3 of 2022)

Schedule 1   Main amendments

Part 14   Foreign State immunity amendments

Foreign States Immunities Act 1985

76   Subsection 3(1) (definition of initiating process)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

initiating process means an instrument (including a statement of claim, application, summons, writ, order or third party notice):

(a) by which a proceeding is commenced; or

(b) by reference to which a person becomes a party to a proceeding.

Note: Examples of an initiating process are:

(a) a summons for the registration of a foreign judgment; and

(b) an application for the recognition or enforcement of a foreign award.