Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A defendant in a civil proceeding in an Australian court may apply to the court for an order staying the proceeding on the grounds that a New Zealand court is the more appropriate court to determine the matters in issue .
(2) The application must be made within:
(a) 30 working days of the Australian court after the day on which the defendant was served with the initiating document for the proceeding; or
(b) if, before or after the end of th at period, the plaintiff or defendant applies to the Australian court for a shorter or longer period--any shorter or longer period the Australian court considers appropriate.