FCFCOA Information Notice: Court Record
This information notice establishes the manner in which files in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia may be constituted.
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 This Practice Direction formally revokes a number of outdated or superseded Practice Directions and Information Notices issued by the Family Court of Australia or Federal Circuit Court of Australia prior to the commencement of the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.
Going to court – tips for your court hearing
This fact sheet is for people who are representing themselves in court. It covers some of the things you can do to prepare for your court hearing, as well as what you should and should not do inside the courtroom.
Central Migration Docket
The Central Migration Docket (CMD) operates in Division 2 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) and is a way to ensure the efficient and centralised case management of migration applications on a national basis before they are allocated to a judge.
After a migration application has been accepted for filing, it is assigned to the CMD. The matter remains in the CMD and is case managed by a migration judicial registrar until it is allocated to a judge who will hear and determine the case, and deliver judgment.
The CMD enables interlocutory and case management work to be done by a judicial registrar, rather than a judge, which then provides more time for the judges to hear and determine migration cases.
The CMD allows the Court to put measures in place to ensure judicial resources can be allocated to the locations that may be experiencing higher levels of migration filings or pending cases. The CMD also enables the Court to identify cases requiring expedition and cohorts of similar cases so as to manage those identified cases appropriately on a national basis.
Related information
First court event – helpful information
This fact sheet is for people who are representing themselves in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court). People who are not represented by a lawyer are commonly referred to as ‘unrepresented litigants’ or ‘litigants in person’. This information is about the first court event, otherwise known as the ‘duty list’.
Legal words used in family law proceedings
This fact sheet explains some of the legal words used in family law proceedings in the Court.
FCFCOA Practice Direction – Transitional Arrangements
The Chief Justice/Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia has made new rules of court for all proceedings in the Court with effect from 1 September 2021. The new rules apply to all proceedings in the Court commenced before 1 September 2021 but not finally determined before that date in accordance with the transitional arrangements described at Part 2 of this PD. The Court retains the discretion to dispense with compliance with any provision of the new rules at all times, including where application of the new rules would operate unfairly or cause injustice.
Respondent's genuine steps statement
This genuine steps statement is required by section 7 of the Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011.
The Courts and your privacy
In most circumstances, courts and their decisions are accessible to members of the public. This policy of 'open justice' is reflected in section 97 of the Family Law Act 1975, which provides that all proceedings should be heard in open unless a court decides otherwise. The principle of open justice is fundamental to ensuring that courts remain transparent and accountable for their decisions.
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.
