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    • Affidavit - General federal law and migration

      An affidavit is a written statement where the contents are sworn or affirmed to be true. An affidavit should set out facts, not opinion.
    • Submitting Notice

      This form is used if a party does not contest an application, response or reply.
    • Reply

      This form is used in both family law and general federal law proceedings to reply to a respondents response or cross-claim when you wish to oppose the orders sought by the respondent or have the Court make other orders.
    • General federal law: Enforcement

      This page explains the steps you might take to enforce orders made by the Court.
    • Notice of Discontinuance

      This form is used if you are no longer seeking all or some of the orders previously sought by you. Filing this notice does not prevent any other party from continuing with their case and obtaining orders including for costs.
    • Bankruptcy Information Sheet 6: Consequences of a Sequestration Order

      This information sheet explains the consequences of a sequestration order having been made against a debtor.
    • Family law: Conciliation

      This page describes the role of conciliation in dispute resolution, including the role of the judicial registrar who will conduct the conference
    • Privacy policy

      The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the FCFCOA) values the privacy of everyone whose information it holds. This Privacy Policy informs you of the FCFCOA’s approach to the protection of the personal information it holds, including how it secures and uses it, your rights to see it and the ways you may obtain further help. This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act).
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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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  • Affidavit - General federal law and migration

    An affidavit is a written statement where the contents are sworn or affirmed to be true. An affidavit should set out facts, not opinion.
  • Submitting Notice

    This form is used if a party does not contest an application, response or reply.
  • Reply

    This form is used in both family law and general federal law proceedings to reply to a respondents response or cross-claim when you wish to oppose the orders sought by the respondent or have the Court make other orders.
  • General federal law: Enforcement

    This page explains the steps you might take to enforce orders made by the Court.
  • Notice of Discontinuance

    This form is used if you are no longer seeking all or some of the orders previously sought by you. Filing this notice does not prevent any other party from continuing with their case and obtaining orders including for costs.
  • Bankruptcy Information Sheet 6: Consequences of a Sequestration Order

    This information sheet explains the consequences of a sequestration order having been made against a debtor.
  • Family law: Conciliation

    This page describes the role of conciliation in dispute resolution, including the role of the judicial registrar who will conduct the conference
  • Privacy policy

    The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the FCFCOA) values the privacy of everyone whose information it holds. This Privacy Policy informs you of the FCFCOA’s approach to the protection of the personal information it holds, including how it secures and uses it, your rights to see it and the ways you may obtain further help. This Privacy Policy is intended to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act).
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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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