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Updates to family violence plan and principles
This week the Courts have published the updated Family Violence Plan and Family Violence Best Practice Principles. Both documents have been updated on the advice of the Courts’ Family Violence Committee. They set out the Courts’ commitment to identifying and managing family violence, the actions the Courts will take, and practical guidance to assist court users, legal practitioners and other stakeholders to understand how family violence is managed by the Courts. The Family Violence Plan…
Practice and procedure update: Family law appeals eFiling, Appeals Practice Direction update
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) (the Court) is pleased to announce that the Commonwealth Courts Portal has been updated to permit the eFiling of documents in its appellate jurisdiction from 9 December 2024.
Practice and procedure update: Applications for Review of Registrar decisions in family law
This update provides important information about Applications for Review filed after close of filing on Friday 15 November 2024. Please be advised that an Application for Review filed on or after 15 November 2024 may not be able to be heard prior to the commencement of the Court shutdown period, being close of business, Tuesday 24 December 2024.
Divorce: I have been served with a divorce application
This page explains what to do when you have been served a divorce and how to respond.
Family violence: Get help and support
If you are in immediate danger call 000 Everyone deserves to be safe and protected. If you are the victim of family violence, you can:
Update to the profession: Form and fee changes from 1 July 2023
Fair work small claims jurisdiction change, Fee changes, Form updates
Indigenous: Overview
The job of the Court is to help families work out problems they may have when families have separated. This is not a criminal court. It’s a civil court, set up to help families and to keep children safe. This court is sometimes called the Family Court.
Administrative law: Administrative decisions
This page provides information about the Court’s jurisdiction to review a decision made by a person exercising a ‘public function', known as judicial review and how to apply.
Media release: Indigenous families in the Newcastle region to benefit from specialist services dedicated to assisting families navigate the family law system
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1 and Division 2) (the Courts) are committed to providing safe, fair, efficient and relevant access to justice for all Australians. As part of that commitment the Courts are pleased to announce the commencement of a Specialist Indigenous List operating from the Newcastle registry in NSW from 30 October 2023. The list has been named Wonai Nganka Kanan which means “children/child first” in the local Awabakal language.
Human rights: Overview
This page provides a summary of the Court’s jurisdiction over civil matters arising from the Australian Human Rights Commission Act.

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