Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
Practice Directions and Notices
The following is a list of Practice Directions and Practice Notices released by the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia.
Practice Directions
Robing of Counsel in the Federal Magistrates Court (PDF)
Practice
Direction: No.1 of 2010
Family Dispute Resolution - Applications for orders under Part VII of the Family Law Act 1975
Practice Direction: No.2 of 2008
Application for Divorce, Response to Divorce and Divorce Service Forms
Practice Direction: No.1 of 2007
Trial of a New Form: Initiating Application (Family Law)
Practice Direction: No.1 of 2006
Revocation of Trial of a New Form: Initiating Application (Family
Law) (PDF)
Information Notices
Communicating with Federal Magistrates Chambers
Notice to Practitioners and Litigants
E-filing/E-lodgement
Current – Family Law
Filing by electronic communication pursuant to Rules 2.07A and 2.07B Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001: Divorce Application, Initiating Application (Family Law), Response to Initiating Application (Family Law) and Supplementary documents
Revoked – Family Law
Filing of Supplementary Documents and Divorce Application by Electronic Communication
pursuant to Rules 2.07A and 2.07B Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001
Notice to Practitioners and Litigants
Filing of Documents by Electronic Communication
pursuant to Rules 2.07A and 2.07B Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001
Notice to Practitioners and Litigants
Authorisation for e-filing of supplementary documents
pursuant to Rule 2.07 Federal Magistrates Court Rules 2001
Current – Bankruptcy
Ex parte applications for substituted service in Bankruptcy proceedings and applications for examination summonses under Section 81 Bankruptcy Act 1966,
Ex parte applications for substituted service in Bankruptcy proceedings before Registrars,
General Federal Law
Information about the Conduct of General Federal Law Matters
Notice to Litigants and Practitioners
Information about Taking Out Orders
Notice to Practitioners in NSW / Sydney Registry Only
Information on the first court date for general federal law (non–migration) cases in Sydney
Notices to practitioners issued by the Registrar of the Court in Sydney
Admiralty Law
Conduct of Admiralty and Maritime Work in the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
Notice to Practitioners in all States and Territories
Bankruptcy Law
Listing and Registry Arrangements for Bankruptcy Matters in Sydney from 2012
Notice to Practitioners in NSW Only
Evidence in Support of Applications for Substituted Service in Bankruptcy Proceedings
Notice to Practitioners - Victoria Registry Only
Ex parte Applications in Bankruptcy Proceedings
Notice to Practitioners in Victoria Only
Bankruptcy Lists on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Notice to Practitioners in Victoria Only
Migration Law
Migration Matters (Victoria 2008/01)
Notice to Litigants and Practitioners
Migration Matters (New South Wales 2007/01)
Notice to Litigants and Practitioners
Migration Matters (Victoria 2005/01)
Notice to Litigants and Practitioners
Family Law
Interim Parenting Proceedings - Sydney, Newcastle and Canberra registries
Notice to Litigants and Practitioners
Conducting Your Case: Family Law and Child Support
Notice to Litigants and Practitioners
Divorce
Application for Divorce Form
Notice to Practitioners and Litigants
Specialist Panels
Specialist Panel for Child Support (2007/01)
Notice to Litigants and Practitioners
Specialist Panels in General Federal Law in the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
Notice to Practitioners
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