The Family Court annual reports provide information for our stakeholders and the wider community about the court’s operations and performance in each financial year, and review our progress.

This brochure provides information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families about the Court and family law.

If you have difficulty with English and need an interpreter to understand what is being said at a court hearing, you will need to arrange for any interpreter that you or your witnesses may require. A certified interpreter is required to provider interpreter services for hearings where cross examination will occur, except in exceptional circumstances where no certified interpreter is available for the language required.

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the FCFCOA) values the privacy of everyone whose information it holds. This Privacy Policy informs you of the FCFCOA’s approach to the protection of the personal information it holds, including how it secures and uses it, your rights to see it and the ways you may obtain further help. This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act).

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) takes safety and security on court premises very seriously. Everyone who attends the Court or works on its premises should be safe. If you have safety concerns about coming to court please contact staff to discuss what arrangements can be made in your circumstances.

These Standards aim to promote good practice in conducting and reporting in full family assessments by social workers and psychologists in family law matters, such as those completed under s62G of the Family Law Act and family reports commissioned privately. Their aim is to provide information to the judiciary, agencies, legal professionals and parties who utilise the services of family assessors to increase the understanding in the broader sector as to what constitutes good practice in family assessments and reporting.

This brochure is for people who want the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to review a visa-related decision.

This information sheet contains important information for litigants who have experienced, or are alleged to have perpetrated, family violence. This information is not a substitute for legal advice.

These reports contain corporate information about the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.