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What cases are eligible for Lighthouse?
Frequently asked question response relating to lighthouse
General federal law fees
Fees for general federal law matters, including Admiralty, Administrative law, Bankruptcy, Consumer law, Fair work, Human Rights, Intellectual Property and Migration,
Migration: What happens if I do not attend Court?
Unless the Court excuses you from attending, you must attend court whenever there is a hearing. If you do not attend the Court hearing and do not have a lawyer appearing for you, the Court might dismiss your application in your absence and order you to pay the Minister’s costs.
Preparing an affidavit
This fact sheet explains what an affidavit is and when you need to file one in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court). It also gives basic information about what you can and cannot include in an affidavit.
Lighthouse information sheet for non-parent parties – risk screening
A non-parent party to the proceedings may include but is not limited to grandparents, aunts/uncles, elder siblings or kinship carers of the child/ren.
Family violence information sheet
This information sheet contains important information for litigants who have experienced, or are alleged to have perpetrated, family violence. This information is not a substitute for legal advice.
FCFCOA Practice Direction: Working with interpreters
This Practice Direction applies to all proceedings commenced on or after 1 December 2025 in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (the Courts). This Practice Direction also applies to any proceedings commenced prior to this date unless unfair or impractical do to so.
REVOKED - FCFCOA Information Notice: Subpoenas and the Department of Fairness Families and Housing Victoria
This Information Notice was revoked 3 May 2024.
Non-party request to inspect a general federal law or migration file
The Commonwealth Courts Portal sets out basic details for many general federal law cases and some limited migration cases that have been filed, such as the names of the parties and their legal representatives, the file number, hearing dates (past and future), orders and a list of all filed documents. A non-party can make a request to access court documents.

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