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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.
Family violence orders
This page explains what family violence orders are, which courts can make them and how they work with parenting orders.
Evatt list
The Evatt List is a specialist list developed by the Courts where a highly qualified team of Senior Judicial Registrars, Judicial Registrars, Court Child Experts and court staff in consultation with Judges, are allocated to manage eligible cases that are considered to be high risk, through more intensive case management and resources.
Family Law: Subpoenas
The page outlines the process of applying for a subpoena, conduct money and witness fees and the production of documents process.
Protecting sensitive information in family law proceedings
From 10 June 2025, you can ask the court to make an order to protect your sensitive information from being used in family law proceedings.
FCFCOA Practice Direction – Revocation of Practice Directions and Information Notices
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has developed new rules of court for all proceedings in the Court with effect from 1 September 2021. Various new Practice Directions and Information Notices have been issued to accompany the new rules. This Practice Direction formally revokes a number of outdated or superseded Practice Directions and Information Notices issued by the Family Court of Australia or Federal Circuit Court of Australia prior to the commencement of the operation of the Court on 1 September 2021.
The questions in the Family DOORS Triage risk screen do not reflect my situation or circumstances
Lighthouse FAQ response
Media release: Indigenous families in the Lismore region have greatly benefited from specialised services helping families navigate the family law system
In March last year, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Courts) launched a Specialist Indigenous List (SIL) operating from the Lismore registry in NSW. The SIL was designed to better meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parties and children, and to adopt an appropriate degree of informality in relevant family law proceedings.
Media release: International recognition for the Court’s world-leading Lighthouse initiative
The internationally respected Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) has selected Lighthouse as this year’s recipient of the Irwin Cantor Innovative Program Award. The award was presented at a ceremony held in Los Angeles, USA on 31 May 2023.
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If you have been served with an Initiating application or an Application in a proceeding you can respond by filing a Response to initiating application or a Response to an application in a proceeding within 28 days after you have been serv

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