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    • How will my migration case be managed through the Court? video - translated versions

      Links to translated version of the How will my migration case be managed through the Court? video
    • What do I need to know when I attend court for my migration case?

      This video explains how to prepare and what to expect during a typical court hearing for a migration matter.
    • How will my migration case be managed through the Court? video (Chinese Simplified)

      This video explains in Chinese (Simplified) how a migration case typically progresses through the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. 视频2,法院将如何处理我的移民案件,解释了移民案件在澳大利亚联邦巡回及家事法院的典型审理过程。
    • Statement by The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1 and Division 2) - Response to ABC Report – False Witness

      Statement from the FCFCOA (Div 1 and Div 2) in response to ABC Report – False Witness
    • Media release: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia presents at GARMA following successful First Nations Forum

      Chief Justice the Hon Will Alstergren AO, together with Judge Matthew Myers and Indigenous Family Liaison Officers Kirsty Maylin and Dwayne Coulthard presented at GARMA, outlining the many initiatives of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and (Division 2) (the Courts) that better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
    • Application for exemption from paying Court fees or reduction - financial hardship (general federal law)

      This form is used in general federal law and migration proceedings to make an application to be exempted from paying a court fee, or to pay a reduced fee, on the basis of financial hardship. In considering whether payment of a fee would cause financial hardship to an individual, the Court must consider the individual’s income, day to day living expenses, liabilities and assets. If you are applying for an exemption or reduction of a filing fee, then this form must be lodged at the same time as the document on which that fee must be paid is lodged. If you are applying for the exemption of a…
    • Media release: Therapy Dog Zoey ‘sworn in’ to the Federal Circuit and Family Court in Hobart

      The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and (Division 2) (Courts) have expanded the highly successful Court Dog Program to Tasmania through the introduction of ‘Zoey’, a fully accredited and licenced therapy dog, who was ‘sworn in’ today at the Hobart registry.
    • Media release: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia committed to continuing the Burnie circuit

      The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (‘the Court’) acknowledges the challenges for litigants in North West Tasmania as a result of the absence of suitable premises to conduct the Burnie circuit. The Court is doing all it can to work with the local, state and Commonwealth governments to solve this issue and is thankful for the assistance it has received to date, including from the state Attorney-General and the Department of Justice. All parties are working hard to find…
    • Media release: Appointment of Deputy Chief Judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

      The Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Michaela Cash, has today announced the appointment of two Deputy Chief Judges of Division 2 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court).
    • Media release: Four new judicial appointments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

      The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) is extremely pleased to welcome the following judicial appointments announced today by the Attorney-General for Australia, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash.

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  • How will my migration case be managed through the Court? video - translated versions

    Links to translated version of the How will my migration case be managed through the Court? video
  • What do I need to know when I attend court for my migration case?

    This video explains how to prepare and what to expect during a typical court hearing for a migration matter.
  • How will my migration case be managed through the Court? video (Chinese Simplified)

    This video explains in Chinese (Simplified) how a migration case typically progresses through the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. 视频2,法院将如何处理我的移民案件,解释了移民案件在澳大利亚联邦巡回及家事法院的典型审理过程。
  • Statement by The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1 and Division 2) - Response to ABC Report – False Witness

    Statement from the FCFCOA (Div 1 and Div 2) in response to ABC Report – False Witness
  • Media release: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia presents at GARMA following successful First Nations Forum

    Chief Justice the Hon Will Alstergren AO, together with Judge Matthew Myers and Indigenous Family Liaison Officers Kirsty Maylin and Dwayne Coulthard presented at GARMA, outlining the many initiatives of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and (Division 2) (the Courts) that better support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
  • Application for exemption from paying Court fees or reduction - financial hardship (general federal law)

    This form is used in general federal law and migration proceedings to make an application to be exempted from paying a court fee, or to pay a reduced fee, on the basis of financial hardship. In considering whether payment of a fee would cause financial hardship to an individual, the Court must consider the individual’s income, day to day living expenses, liabilities and assets. If you are applying for an exemption or reduction of a filing fee, then this form must be lodged at the same time as the document on which that fee must be paid is lodged. If you are applying for the exemption of a…
  • Media release: Therapy Dog Zoey ‘sworn in’ to the Federal Circuit and Family Court in Hobart

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and (Division 2) (Courts) have expanded the highly successful Court Dog Program to Tasmania through the introduction of ‘Zoey’, a fully accredited and licenced therapy dog, who was ‘sworn in’ today at the Hobart registry.
  • Media release: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia committed to continuing the Burnie circuit

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (‘the Court’) acknowledges the challenges for litigants in North West Tasmania as a result of the absence of suitable premises to conduct the Burnie circuit. The Court is doing all it can to work with the local, state and Commonwealth governments to solve this issue and is thankful for the assistance it has received to date, including from the state Attorney-General and the Department of Justice. All parties are working hard to find…
  • Media release: Appointment of Deputy Chief Judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

    The Commonwealth Attorney-General, the Hon Michaela Cash, has today announced the appointment of two Deputy Chief Judges of Division 2 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court).
  • Media release: Four new judicial appointments to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) is extremely pleased to welcome the following judicial appointments announced today by the Attorney-General for Australia, Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash.

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