This checklist takes you through the steps or Pre-Action Procedures you need to complete before you do so. These steps will ask you to try and resolve issues with your partner using Dispute Resolution, if it is safe to do so.
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.
Page listing all translated versions of the Preparing an affidavit fact sheet
This information relates to proceedings in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (the Court) and has been provided to assist court users to prepare documents for eFiling via the Commonwealth Courts Portal (CCP). Documents must be prepared to meet the requirements of the applicable court rules.
The Court has a streamlined case management pathway for cases which meet the criteria set out in this document. They are called Priority Property Pool Cases (PPP Cases).
This brochure provides information about the option for a short-form expedited hearing in the
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia for Priority Property Pool Cases (PPP Cases)
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).
Legislative requirement:
Section 15(3) Public Service Act 1999
Employees affected:
This guide (linked to the Attorney-General's Department) provides information to separating couples about the options for resolving their property arrangements, from an informal agreement through to filing consent orders with the court and litigating the matter in court.
This Reconciliation Action Plan 2019–2021 reflects the FCC’s continuing commitment to supporting access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The FCC was the first court in Australia to enter into a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and I am immensely proud to be the Chief Judge of this court. The Court’s path to reconciliation continues through the renewal of the RAP and through the dedication of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Access to Justice/RAP Committee.
This fact sheet explains what a recovery order is and who can apply for a recovery order. It also includes information about what you can do when a child has been taken from Australia without consent, or has not been returned to Australia.
This fact sheet provides information for practitioners about the most common types of Court ordered reports prepared by the Court Children’s Service (CCS).
Simplified English version of the Review of Migration decisions brochure
Links to translated versions of the Review of Migration Decisions by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
This brochure is for people who want the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to review a visa-related decision.
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.
