Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 (F2021L01197) - RULE 13.14

             (1)  This rule applies to an appeal from an order of:

                     (a)  the Federal Circuit and Family Court (Division 1); or

                     (b)  the Federal Circuit and Family Court (Division 2); or

                     (c)  a Family Court of a State; or

                     (d)  the Supreme Court of a State or Territory; or

                     (e)  a Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia.

             (2)  The appellant must file a draft index to the appeal book within:

                     (a)  28 days after:

                              (i)  filing the Notice of Appeal; or

                             (ii)  the date when the reasons for judgment that relate to the order the subject of the appeal were issued (being the date of the certificate of the Associate to the Judicial Officer that appears on the published reasons for judgment); or

                     (b)  if the court extends the period referred to in paragraph (a)--the period ordered by the court.

             (3)  If the appellant fails to comply with subrule (2), the appeal is taken to be abandoned.