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The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) welcomes the appointment of five new judges to the Court’s Parramatta and Sydney registries. These judicial appointments substantially increase the Court’s judicial resources and will greatly assist the Court to effectively manage its demanding caseload and provide access to justice in New South Wales and across Australia

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia welcomes the appointment of two new judges to the Court’s Newcastle registry, which will provide much-needed judicial resources to deal with the Court’s demanding family law workload in the region.

I am pleased to announce that increased resources have been provided to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) (Division 2) Newcastle Registry, with the appointment of two new judges:

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) and the Victorian Bar have established a referral scheme for pro bono legal assistance (the Scheme) to help unrepresented litigants involved in family law proceedings in the Court, in Victoria.

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia’s (FCFCOA’s) core objective in providing a more expedient, efficient system of justice to clients within the Family Law system continues to align with the Lighthouse Project’s focus on public healt

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is launching a Major Complex Financial Proceedings List (MCFP List) to more efficiently deal with commercially complex financial family law cases.

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Deputy Chief Justice Robert McClelland as Deputy Chief Judge (Family Law) of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) and the appointment of Judge Patrizia Mercuri as Deputy Chief Judge (General and Fair Work) of the FCFCOA.

The Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Michaela Cash, has today announced the appointment of two Deputy Chief Judges of Division 2 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court).

The Court’s new case management pathway, and particularly the events which are conducted by judicial registrars in court lists and in dispute resolution, is designed to focus parties on potential areas of agreement, and move towards a final resolution of all issues as safely as possible, and without the impact, stress and expense of protracted family law litigation.

1 September 2021 marks the commencement of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court).

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) commenced on 1 September 2021. Below is a brief summary of the new rules of Court that govern practice and procedure in the new Court.

The launch of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) will see Child Dispute Services take on the title of Court Children’s Service (CCS).

Senior judicial registrars, judicial registrars and deputy registrars each undertake key roles in the operation of the family law jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court).

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) provides a new court structure that is innovative, focuses on the safety of children and vulnerable litigants, and changes the culture and conversation around family law – learning from

Today, 1 September 2021, marks a significant occasion in the history of Australia’s federal court system with the commencement of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court), as the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Austral