Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

Due to the impact of Tropical Cyclone Fina, the Darwin registry will be closed from 4:30pm ASCT until further notice. Practitioners and parties will be contacted directly about the arrangements for listed court events. See: brnw.ch/21wXGM3

Following a temporary closure the Lionel Bowen Building will reopen tomorrow, Thursday 19 June 2025. #FCFCOA #Sydney

Due to a burst water main and power outage in the vicinity of 97-99 Goulburn Street Sydney, on 17 June 2025 and the complexity of the repair works, out of an abundance of caution the Court building will remain closed on Wednesday, 18 June 2025. See fcfcoa.gov.au

Due to the threat of flood reducing, the Lismore Registry has reopened today, Monday 10 March 2025.  The Brisbane Registry will remain CLOSED today, Monday 10 March 2025.

Due to the possible impact of Cyclone Alfred, the Brisbane and Lismore Registries will be CLOSED on Monday 10 March 2025. Practitioners and parties will be contacted directly about the arrangements for listed court events. See: fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media…

In preparation for the possible impact of Cyclone Alfred, the Brisbane and Lismore Registries will be CLOSED on 6 & 7 March 2025. Further updates can be found here: fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media… #fcfcoa

In preparation for the possible impact of Cyclone Alfred, the Lismore Registry will be CLOSED on Thursday 6 and Friday 7 March 2025. For further information, or information on the Brisbane registry see fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media…

Due to building issues, the Cairns registry will be closed on Monday 17 February from 3pm. Affected litigants and lawyers will be contacted. A further update will be provided on Tuesday morning. #fcfcoa #auslaw

Due to the current severe weather system impacting North Queensland, the Townsville registry will be closed on Monday 3 February 2025. A further update will be provided on Monday afternoon.

The AFP and NSW Police are seeking public assistance to help locate eight-year-old girl, Molly Rose Noonan-Medley. afp.gov.au/news-centre/me…

A new family law Practice Direction has been issued by the Chief Justice that applies to electronic subpoena inspection in the Courts. Read the full update here: fcfcoa.gov.au/fl/pd/fam-subp… #fcfcoa #familylaw #auslaw

@FCFCOA (Div 1) is implementing eFiling for appeals. From Monday, 9 December 2024, filing of appeals and payment of related fees will be done through the Commonwealth Courts Portal. Read the full update here: fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media… #fcfcoa #auslaw #familylaw

The Courts have issued an update about Applications for Review in family law. Read the full update: fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media… #fcfcoa #auslaw #familylaw

The Chief Justice has issued Family Law Practice Direction – Defaulters’ List. The full practice and procedure update can be found here: fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media…… #fcfcoa #familylaw #practicedirection #auslaw

Today, the FCFCOA Div 2 launches three videos, available in 12 languages to improve access to justice for culturally and linguistically diverse people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. Read more and watch them here: fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media… #fcfcoa #auslaw #migrationlaw

The FCFCOA wishes to congratulate Ms Alexandra Colquhoun, Mr Gregory Shoebridge and Mr Benjamin Zipser who have been appointed as Judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Div 2). They will commence on 16 September 2024. See: ministers.ag.gov.au/media-centre/a… #fcfcoa

The Attorney-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Honourable Mark Dreyfus KC MP has announced the appointments of nine Judges to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The new appointments commence 5 August 2024. Read more here: fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media…

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia wishes to congratulate Judge Elizabeth Boyle, Mr Mark Anderson and Dr Juliet Behrens on their appointments to Division 1 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. See fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media…

On 22 July 2024, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia published a practice and procedure update in relation to arbitration. To read the update in its entirety please see: fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media… #fcfcoa #updatetotheprofession #practiceandprocedure #arbitration

The @FCFCOA wishes to congratulate Ms Tuskeen Jacobs as a Judge of the FCFCOA (Div 2). Ms Jacobs has been appointed to the Brisbane Registry and will commence on 8 July 2024. Read more about the appointment here: fcfcoa.gov.au/news-and-media…