# Disclosing other judicial review proceedings

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486D Disclosing other judicial review proceedings
          (1) A person must not commence a proceeding in the Federal Circuit
              and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) in relation to a tribunal
              decision unless the person, when commencing the proceeding,
              discloses to the court any judicial review proceeding already
              brought by the person in that or any other court in relation to that
              decision.
          (2) A person must not commence a proceeding in the Federal Court
              seeking the exercise of the court’s original jurisdiction in relation
              to a tribunal decision unless the person, when commencing the








               proceeding, discloses to the court any judicial review proceeding
               already brought by the person in that or any other court in relation
               to that decision.
          (3) A person must not commence a proceeding in the High Court
              seeking the exercise of the court’s original jurisdiction in relation
              to a tribunal decision unless the person, when commencing the
              proceeding, discloses to the court any judicial review proceeding
              already brought by the person in that or any other court in relation
              to that decision.
          (4) Proceedings required to be disclosed under subsection (1), (2) or
              (3) include proceedings brought before the commencement of this
              section.
          (5) In this section:
               judicial review proceeding, in relation to a tribunal decision,
               means:
                 (a) a proceeding in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of
                     Australia (Division 2) in relation to the tribunal decision; or
                 (b) a proceeding in the Federal Court seeking the exercise of the
                     court’s original jurisdiction in relation to the tribunal
                     decision; or
                 (c) a proceeding in the High Court seeking the exercise of the
                     court’s original jurisdiction in relation to the tribunal
                     decision.
               tribunal decision means a privative clause decision, or purported
               privative clause decision, made on review by the ART by
               application under Part 5 or section 500.










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