| Description |
xxxvi, 454 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Interpretation: s 33A -- Application: s 33B -- Commencement of proceedings: s 33C -- Standing: s 33D -- Consent to be a group member: s 33E -- Persons under disability: s 33F -- Representative proceedings not to be commenced in certain circumstances: s 33G -- Pleading requirements and commencement of proceedings: s 33H -- Right of group member to opt out: s 33J -- Altering the group description: s 33K -- Court powers concerning group membership: s 33KA (Vic only) -- Fewer than seven group members: s 33L -- Proceedings not continue as representative proceedings: s 33N -- Consequences of proceedings not continuing under this part: s 33P -- Not all issues common: s 33Q -- Individual issues: s 33R -- Directions relating to commencement of further proceedings: s 33S -- Adequacy of representation: s 33T -- Stay of execution: s 33U -- Settlement and discontinuance of a representative proceeding: s 33V -- Settlement of individual claim of representative party: s 33W -- Notice of certain matters: s 33X -- Notices: s 33Y -- Judgement - Powers of the court: s 33Z -- Constitution of fund: s 33ZA -- Effect of judgment: s 33ZB -- Appeals to the court: s 33ZC -- Appeals to the High Court: s 33ZD -- Suspension of limitation periods: s 33ZE -- General power of court to make orders: s 33ZF -- Saving of rights, powers etc (s 33ZG), group member costs (s 43(1A) (Cth), s 33ZD (Vic), s 181 (NSW) -- Special provision relating to claims under Part VI of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010: s 33ZH -- Reimbursement of a representative party's costs: s 33ZJ -- Order may specify a date by which group members must take a step: s 33ZG Supreme Court Act 1958 (Vic) -- Order in event of decision of admission on liability: s 33ZH Supreme Court Act 1958 (Vic) -- Federal Court of Australia Practice Notice CM 17 -- Supreme Court of Victoria Practice Notes No 8 and 9 of 2010 |
| Summary |
Annotated Class Actions Legislationwritten by Michael Legg and Ross McInnes offers an essential guide to class action legislation in Australia. It navigates practitioners, students, and academics through the complexities of the legislation which governs class action litigation. Legg at UNSW |
| Analysis |
Australian |
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Civil law (Australia) |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Actions and defenses -- Australia.
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Civil procedure -- Australia.
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Class actions (Civil procedure) -- Australia.
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| Author |
McInnes, Ross, author
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| LC no. |
2014432556 |
| ISBN |
0409334480 (paperback) |
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9780409334487 (paperback) |
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