The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1 and Division 2) (‘the Courts’) announce the launch of ‘Best Practice: Family law tips by Registrars for Practitioners’, a podcast series for family lawyers.
The series features conversations between Registrars of the Courts, who take you behind the Act, the Rules and the people, to explore the family law system from their unique perspectives. ‘Best Practice’, hosted by Senior Judicial Registrar and Executive Director - National Registrar Operations and Practice Anne-Marie Rice, provides insights from some of the Courts’ Registrars (together with some other special guests) into what makes a great family lawyer, with a focus on children and families.
The Courts’ CEO and Principal Registrar David Pringle said: “Family Law Registrars play a pivotal role in our Courts, ensuring that cases progress and finalise safely and effectively. As highly skilled judicial officers and mediators, their expertise plays a huge part in delivering timely outcomes for Australian families and alleviating workload pressure on Judges. Their work is critical to strengthening access to justice and protecting at-risk children and families.”
‘Best Practice’ covers a diverse range of topics to help improve the practice of family lawyers, with episodes released weekly from 22 October 2025. For episode synopses see: https://omny.fm/shows/bestpracticefamilylaw/playlists/podcast
SJR Rice said: “This podcast is an exciting new resource for Australian family lawyers, packed with crucial information to help practitioners in conducting family law cases to best serve their clients. It was an extremely rewarding project to work on, and I’m excited and enriched to know that Australian children and families will benefit from the knowledge we’re sharing in this series.”
Jason Walker, Chair of the Family Law Section of the Law Council of Australia, said: "the Best Practice podcast is an excellent resource for family lawyers, whether early in the careers or well established in the field. The opportunity to fine tune our practice and the way we represent clients based on insights from inside the Courts is invaluable. I highly commend practitioners to give it a listen."
