01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Appeals This Practice Direction sets out the procedure for all family law appeals and applications for leave to appeal from a judgment of a judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia exercising the original jurisdiction of the Court; a single judge of a Supreme Court of a State or Territory exercising the original jurisdiction of the Court; or a family law Magistrate of Western Australia. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Appeals
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Arbitration This Practice Direction applies to the following arbitrations under the Family Law Act 1975: a court-ordered arbitration ordered pursuant to section 13E of the Family Law Act; and a relevant property or financial arbitration as defined in section 10L(2)(b) of the Family Law Act. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Arbitration
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Bankruptcy Act proceedings This Practice Direction sets out the procedure for family law proceedings to which sections 35 or 35A of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 apply. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Bankruptcy Act proceedings
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Child support and child maintenance proceedings This Practice Direction sets out the procedure for all family law proceedings with respect to child support and/or child maintenance (including overseas child maintenance). Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Child support and child maintenance proceedings
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Corporations Act proceedings This Practice Direction applies to proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to which any of the following legislation applies: Corporations Act 2001; Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001; or Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Corporations Act proceedings
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Divorce proceedings This Practice Direction applies to all family law proceedings seeking a divorce order; the extension or reduction of the period at the expiration of which the divorce order will take effect pursuant to section 55 of the Family Law Act 1975; and an application for rescission of a divorce order pursuant to sections 57 and 58 of the Family Law Act. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Divorce proceedings
18 November, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Financial proceedings This Practice Direction sets out the procedure for all family law proceedings seeking orders with respect to property, maintenance, superannuation and financial agreements under Parts VIII, VIIIA, VIIIAB, and VIIIB and injunctions pursuant to section 114 of the Family Law Act 1975. It does not apply to child support or child maintenance proceedings. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Financial proceedings
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Lighthouse Project and Evatt List This Practice Direction sets out the procedure for Lighthouse Project-related family law proceedings filed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Lighthouse Project and Evatt List
30 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Major Complex Financial Proceedings List This Practice Direction establishes the pilot of a Major Complex Financial Proceedings List, which applies to any Initiating Application (Family Law) seeking financial orders pursuant to the Family Law Act 1975, that is a Major Complex Financial Proceedings List case (MCFP List Case) in the Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane registry or if appropriate to be managed electronically, a MCFP List Case in any other registry of the Court. The pilot of the MCFP List commenced on 1 October 2021. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Major Complex Financial Proceedings List
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Medical procedure proceedings This Practice Direction applies to all family law applications filed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia relating to a child undertaking a major medical procedure. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Medical procedure proceedings
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – National Contravention List This Practice Direction establishes a National Contravention List which applies to any Application – Contravention filed either pursuant to Part VII Division 13A or Part XIIIA of the Family Law Act 1975 in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia from 1 September 2021. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – National Contravention List
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – National COVID-19 List This Practice Direction applies to urgent or priority family law applications filed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia which are filed as a direct result of, or in significant connection to, COVID-19. It expands the fast-tracked list in the Court (the National COVID-19 List) which deals with urgent or priority applications related to COVID-19 on a national basis. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – National COVID-19 List
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Nullity and validity of marriage proceedings This Practice Direction applies to all family law applications and proceedings filed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia for an order that a marriage is a nullity; and a declaration as to the validity of a marriage, divorce or annulment of a marriage. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Nullity and validity of marriage proceedings
18 November, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Parenting proceedings This Practice Direction sets out the procedure for all family law proceedings seeking parenting orders or any other order under Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975, save and except for surrogacy proceedings, passport proceedings, medical procedure proceedings or child maintenance proceedings. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Parenting proceedings
01 September, 2021 Family Law Practice Direction – Passport proceedings This Practice Direction applies to family law applications seeking orders relating solely to a passport filed in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, including applications for orders to obtain or renew a passport; applications for orders for the delivery of a passport under section 67ZD of the Family Law Act 1975; and applications for injunctions related to passports under sections 68B or 114 of the Family Law Act. Read more about Family Law Practice Direction – Passport proceedings