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    • Practice and procedure update: new General Federal Law Rules made and registered, commencing 1 September 2025

      The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2025 (New GFL Rules) have been made by the Court, and will commence on 1 September 2025.
    • Update to the profession: Issue of the Special Measures Information Notice – Hearing Protocol

      The Chief Justice has issued the Special Measures Information Notice – Hearing Protocol to replace the Special Measures Information Notice – COVID-19 Hearing Protocol, with effect from Monday, 7 November 2022.
    • Practice and procedure update: Family law appeals eFiling launch – filing and fee payment made simpler

      The Court is pleased to announce that as of 9 December 2024 appeals will be commenced, and documents in appeals filed, on the Commonwealth Courts Portal
    • Update to the Profession: Amendments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 commencing 28 November 2022

      On Monday, 28 November 2022 a number of amendments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 will commence.
    • Update to the profession No. 1: Countdown to the commencement of the new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

      The new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia will officially commence operations on 1 September 2021 following the passing of legislation to amalgamate the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia. The legislation and the new Court has provided an opportunity to change the conversation about family law litigation in particular. The architecture of that conversation includes asking litigants if there is a smarter, better way for them to separate without the…
    • Update to the profession: Filing and listing of family law proceedings in circuit locations commencing 2023

      From January 2023, parties wishing to commence family law proceedings in circuit locations will be able to choose their first return dates before a Judicial Registrar directly on the Commonwealth Courts Portal. A significant amount of work has been undertaken to ensure that parties living in rural and regional areas serviced by Circuit lists are able to have the same access to the Courts and benefit of the case management pathway as those living in larger cities.

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  • Practice and procedure update: new General Federal Law Rules made and registered, commencing 1 September 2025

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2025 (New GFL Rules) have been made by the Court, and will commence on 1 September 2025.
  • Update to the profession: Issue of the Special Measures Information Notice – Hearing Protocol

    The Chief Justice has issued the Special Measures Information Notice – Hearing Protocol to replace the Special Measures Information Notice – COVID-19 Hearing Protocol, with effect from Monday, 7 November 2022.
  • Practice and procedure update: Family law appeals eFiling launch – filing and fee payment made simpler

    The Court is pleased to announce that as of 9 December 2024 appeals will be commenced, and documents in appeals filed, on the Commonwealth Courts Portal
  • Update to the Profession: Amendments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 commencing 28 November 2022

    On Monday, 28 November 2022 a number of amendments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 will commence.
  • Update to the profession No. 1: Countdown to the commencement of the new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

    The new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia will officially commence operations on 1 September 2021 following the passing of legislation to amalgamate the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia. The legislation and the new Court has provided an opportunity to change the conversation about family law litigation in particular. The architecture of that conversation includes asking litigants if there is a smarter, better way for them to separate without the…
  • Update to the profession: Filing and listing of family law proceedings in circuit locations commencing 2023

    From January 2023, parties wishing to commence family law proceedings in circuit locations will be able to choose their first return dates before a Judicial Registrar directly on the Commonwealth Courts Portal. A significant amount of work has been undertaken to ensure that parties living in rural and regional areas serviced by Circuit lists are able to have the same access to the Courts and benefit of the case management pathway as those living in larger cities.

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