Previous Federal Circuit Court Annual Reports
These reports contain corporate information about the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.
Migration law forms
A - Z
- Affidavit – General federal law
- Affidavit of Service
- Notice of Address for Service
- Notice of discontinuance
- Notice of Intention to Withdraw as Lawyer
- Notice of objection - Subpoena
- Notice of Withdrawal as Lawyer
- Originating Application – Migration Act
- Proposed Standard Orders - Extension of time
- Proposed Standard Orders - Final hearing
- Proposed Standard Orders - Summary dismissal
- Request by a non-party for access to Court documents (General Federal Law and/or Migration)
- Request to Attend by Electronic Communication
- Response – General federal law
- Subpoena - General Federal Law and Migration
Direct Debit Service Agreement
For law firms to arrange for funds to be debited from an account by the Federal Court of Australia
Legal costs in general federal law matters
In general federal law proceedings, the Court normally awards costs to a successful party. They are intended to reimburse a party (usually the successful one) for their legal costs. The costs awarded are normally only part of the costs incurred. These are referred to as party-party costs. Costs may be awarded before a final hearing; for example if a party has not complied with a timetable and the other party brings the matter back to court for further directions.
General federal law matters
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) deals with a wide range of matters, sharing jurisdiction with the Federal Court of Australia and, in some cases, state courts. The Court’s rules and procedures are simpler and less formal, and aim to reduce the cost and number of court appearances for clients.
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 This Practice Direction formally revokes a number of outdated or superseded Practice Directions and Information Notices issued by the Family Court of Australia or Federal Circuit Court of Australia prior to the commencement of the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’.
