Initiating Application (form)
This form is available for legal practitioners, if you are an unrepresented litigant see the Initiating Application kit which includes instructions and additional information to assist you complete and file the form.
This form is available for legal practitioners, if you are an unrepresented litigant see the Initiating Application kit which includes instructions and additional information to assist you complete and file the form.
This form is used to start a family law application seeking final orders. Interlocutory orders can only be sought in this form if you are seeking final orders as well.
This form is used when costs have been ordered to be paid in accordance with scale, the party who is entitled to the costs being paid must serve an itemised costs account on the liable party to pay the costs. If there is no dispute, the party liable then pays the amount as ordered.
If you have difficulty with English and need an interpreter to understand what is being said at a court hearing, you will need to arrange for any interpreter that you or your witnesses may require. A certified interpreter is required to provider interpreter services for hearings where cross examination will occur, except in exceptional circumstances where no certified interpreter is available for the language required.
This fact sheet provides information about the role of Indigenous Family Liaison Officers (IFLOs) in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Courts).
The Courts acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia and acknowledges their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders, past, present and emerging.