Request by non-party for access to Court documents 
(General Federal Law and/or Migration)
This form is to be used when a non-party is requesting access to General Federal Law and/or Migration Court documents pursuant to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2021.
NOTE: In the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2), fees are payable. Photocopy charges may also apply. See the website for the current fee: www.fcfcoa.gov.au/gfl/gfl-fees
Part A	Details of the person making the request	
		
Name:	     	
		
Organisation (if applicable):
e.g. law firm, media organisation	     	
		
Postal address:	     	
		
Telephone number:	     	
		
Email address:	     	
	
Signed: 		Date:	     /     /     	
		
Part B	Details of the proceeding	
Basic details of proceedings filed in the Court, including the names of parties and file number, can be accessed from Federal Law Search: www.comcourts.gov.au/public/esearch 	
Title of proceeding:	     	
		
File number (if known):	     	
		
Judge/Registrar (if known):	     	
		
Part C	Details of the unrestricted documents requested	
Unrestricted documents are those listed in Rule 2.11(2) of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2021 (see last page).	
I wish to apply to inspect and photocopy the following unrestricted documents on the Court file:	
•	     	

COURT USE ONLY	Access to requested unrestricted documents	
 The documents listed at Part C are unrestricted, not subject to a suppression order or non-publication
order, and have been provided to the person named in Part A to inspect and photocopy.
 The documents listed at Part C are restricted and/or subject to a suppression order or non-publication 
order and have not been provided.	
Name	     	Signed		Date	     /     /     	

	

Part D	Details of the restricted documents requested	
Restricted documents are those not listed in Rule 2.11(2) of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2021, which may include:
-	affidavits, exhibits, unsworn statements of evidence and subpoena material, 
-	submissions,
-	a document the Court has ordered be confidential, or
-	a document subject to a non-publication or suppression order.	
I wish to apply to inspect and photocopy the following restricted documents on the Court file:	
•	     	
If there is insufficient space, please attach a separate page identifying the documents sought.	
Part E	Reasons in support of request for access to restricted documents	
Please provide reasons explaining why you want access to any restricted documents. This may assist the Court in deciding whether access should be granted.	
     	

COURT USE ONLY	Decision in relation to request for access to restricted documents	
 I approve the request to inspect and photocopy the restricted documents mentioned in Part D.	
 I do not approve the request to inspect and photocopy the restricted documents mentioned in Part D.	
 I approve the request to inspect and photocopy the restricted documents mentioned in Part D, 
subject to the following conditions:	
	     		
	
Signed		Date	     /     /     	
	Judge/Registrar	
	
Fee Paid	Amount	$      	Receipt:	     		

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2021
2.11  Inspection of documents
             (1)  A party may inspect any document in a proceeding except:
                     (a)  a document for which a claim of privilege has been made:
                              (i)  but not decided by the Court; or
                             (ii)  that the Court has decided is privileged; or
                     (b)  a document that the Court or a Registrar has ordered be confidential.
             (2)  A person who is not a party may inspect the following documents in a proceeding in the appropriate registry:
                     (a)  an application starting the proceeding or a cross‑claim;
                     (b)  a response or reply;
                     (c)  a notice of address for service;
                     (d)  a pleading or particulars of a pleading or similar document;
                     (e)  a statement of agreed facts or an agreed statement of facts;
                      (f)  an application in a proceeding;
                     (g)  a judgment or an order of the Court;
                     (h)  a notice of discontinuance;
                      (i)  a notice of change of lawyer;
                      (j)  a notice of withdrawal;
                     (k)  reasons for judgment;
                      (l)  a transcript of a hearing heard in open court.
             (3)  However, a person who is not a party is not entitled to inspect a document if:
                     (a)  the Court or a Registrar has ordered the document be confidential; or
                     (b)  the person is not entitled to inspect the document because of a suppression order or non‑publication order by the Court.
Note:          For the power of the Court to make a suppression order or non‑publication order, see sections 230 and 233 of the Act.
             (4)  A person may apply to the Court or a Registrar for leave to inspect a document that the person is not otherwise entitled to inspect.
             (5)  A person may be given a copy of a document, except a copy of the transcript in the proceeding, if the person:
                     (a)  is entitled to inspect the document; and
                     (b)  has paid the prescribed fee.
Note 1:       For the prescribed fee, see the Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court Regulations 2012.
Note 2:       If there is no order that a transcript is confidential, a person may, on payment of the applicable charge, obtain a copy of the transcript of a proceeding from the Court’s transcript provider.	

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