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    • Migration: Interpreter services

      This page provides information about interpreters and translation services and where to find assistance in languages other than English.
    • Legal resources of the new Court: Rules, Practice Directions and forms

      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.
    • Lighthouse Project - Update to the Profession June 2021

      With the Pilot now well underway, the Court calls upon the profession to familiarise themselves with this important project and to communicate the process and benefits with their clients.
    • Practice and procedure update: Word document of proposed consent orders now required with Application for Consent Orders

      From 31 October 2025 additional documents will be required when filing an Application for Consent Orders on the Commonwealth Courts Portal
    • Lighthouse Project - Update to the Profession November 2021

      In the final edition the Lighthouse Project Update for 2021, this edition will focus on the Evatt List and includes a Q & A with Evatt List Senior Judicial Registrars and Judicial Registrars to address the most common questions that the Court has received about the Lighthouse Project.  The Evatt List The Evatt List, as a specialised Court list, has been developed and implemented to assist families that have been identified as being at high risk of family violence and other associated…
    • Family law: Support services

      This page provides information about organisations that offer advice and support after separation and if you have a family law matter.
    • Practice and procedure update: Family law Rules

      The Family Law Amendment Act 2024 (the Amendment Act) commences on 10 June 2025. As a result, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 (the Rules) have been amended.
    • Financial or property: We cannot agree

      This page provides a summary of the options available when you cannot agree on financial arrangements after separation.
    • Part 3: Report on Court performance

      Impact of COVID-19 pandemic

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  • Migration: Interpreter services

    This page provides information about interpreters and translation services and where to find assistance in languages other than English.
  • Legal resources of the new Court: Rules, Practice Directions and forms

    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.
  • Lighthouse Project - Update to the Profession June 2021

    With the Pilot now well underway, the Court calls upon the profession to familiarise themselves with this important project and to communicate the process and benefits with their clients.
  • Practice and procedure update: Word document of proposed consent orders now required with Application for Consent Orders

    From 31 October 2025 additional documents will be required when filing an Application for Consent Orders on the Commonwealth Courts Portal
  • Lighthouse Project - Update to the Profession November 2021

    In the final edition the Lighthouse Project Update for 2021, this edition will focus on the Evatt List and includes a Q & A with Evatt List Senior Judicial Registrars and Judicial Registrars to address the most common questions that the Court has received about the Lighthouse Project.  The Evatt List The Evatt List, as a specialised Court list, has been developed and implemented to assist families that have been identified as being at high risk of family violence and other associated…
  • Family law: Support services

    This page provides information about organisations that offer advice and support after separation and if you have a family law matter.
  • Practice and procedure update: Family law Rules

    The Family Law Amendment Act 2024 (the Amendment Act) commences on 10 June 2025. As a result, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 (the Rules) have been amended.
  • Financial or property: We cannot agree

    This page provides a summary of the options available when you cannot agree on financial arrangements after separation.
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