• Acknowledgment – information from a family counsellor or family dispute resolution practitioner

    This form is used by the person applying for a Part VII order where it is alleged that there has been abuse of a child by one of the parties to the proceedings or there has been family violence towards the child or a member of the child’s family by one of the parties to the proceedings. This form is not filed but is provided to the Judicial Officer hearing the case when you first appear in Court.

  • Statement of financial circumstances - Corporation

    Use this form to provide information about the financial circumstances of a corporation in support of an application to defer payment of court fees on the grounds that, considering those circumstances, it would be oppressive or otherwise unreasonable to require payment of the fee at the time it is required under the Regulation.

  • Statement of financial circumstances - Individual

    Use this form to provide information about your financial circumstances in support of an application to defer payment of court fees on the grounds that, considering those circumstances, it would be oppressive or otherwise unreasonable to require payment of the fee at the time it is required under the Regulation.

  • Lighthouse expansion - Update to the Profession April 2023

    The purpose of this update is to focus on the benefits of having a tailored case management approach, including the Evatt List. This update also provides answers to a number of frequently asked questions that the Courts have received. Practitioners are encouraged to review the previous update which was released in February 2023 that focuses on risk and includes links to the Lighthouse Webinar, detailing the Evatt List case management pathway.

  • Increase to general federal law court fees - 1 July 2025

    The fees payable in the Federal Circuit and Family Court are changing from 1 July

  • Request for file inspection (Family law only)

    This form is used by a party or their lawyer or an Independent Children’s Lawyer to request access to view a file if they are unable to view the documents on the file via the Commonwealth Courts Portal. 

  • Subpoena - Family Law

    This form is used by a party in a family law proceeding to ask the Courts to issue a subpoena. A subpoena is a legal document issued by the Courts.

  • Application – contravention

    You should complete this form if you want to seek an order from the Court imposing a punishment or another consequence on a person for the breach of a Court order. You cannot eFile this type of application.

  • Migration videos

    Links to the translated versions of the three migration videos created by the court.
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