Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

    About the Court

    Central File List

    Senate Continuing Order No 6 for the Production of File Lists

    The Senate agreed on 14 November 1994 to a motion by Senator Harradine requiring that each Minister table indexed lists of file titles created by Central Offices of each department or agency he or she administers. The lists are to be tabled twice a year, once in the spring sittings, comprising file titles created in the preceding July to December, and once in the Autumn sittings, comprising titles created in the preceding January to June.

    The Order was varied by the Senate on 3 December 1998 and now requires:

      that each department and agency provide, on its Internet home page, access to an indexed list of all relevant files created; and

      tabling of a letter from the Portfolio Minister to the President of the Senate, advising that such indexed lists have been placed on the Internet.

    In addition, under the terms of the order, "relevant files" include those relating to policy advising functions, the development of legislation and matters of public administration. Case related files, those related to internal administration of a department or agency, and those files transferred to the Australian Archives, are specifically excluded.

    1 July 2000 to 31 December 2000

      1. ALRC - Review of Judiciary Act

      2. Corporations law

      3. Costs - Federal Magistrates Court of Australia

      4. Court administration working group

      5. Family Law Pathways Group

      6. Review of AFP services to court - steering group

    1 January 2001 to 30 June 2001

      7. Bankruptcy jurisdiction

      8. Bankruptcy rules harmonisation project

      9. Child protection convention

      10. Cross vested jurisdiction

      11. Intellectual property jurisdiction

      12. Migration jurisdiction

      13. Self-represented litigants

    1 July 2001 to 31 December 2001

      14. National Judicial College

    1 January 2002 to 30 June 2002

      15. Court Governance

      16. Court Reporting

      17. Docket System

      18. Family Law Council

      19. Federal Costs Advisory Committee

      20. FMS Review 2002

      21. FMS Survey 2001/02

      22. Knowledge Management

      23. Law Council (Aust) Liaison Committee

      24. Law Institute (Victoria)

      25. Legal (Rules) Committee

      26. ASIO (Terrorism) legislation

    1 July 2002 to 31 December 2002

      27. AIJA - Erosion of Legal Representation and Access to Justice Project

    1 January 2003 to 30 June 2003

      28. ALRC - Managing Justice report

      29. Draft protocol for dealing with serious complaints against federal judges and magistrates

    1 July 2003 to 31 December 2003

      30. Federal Justice System Strategy Paper

      31. Australian National Audit Office Performance Audit

      32. Migration Litigation Review

    1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004

      33. Channels Project - Family Court

      34. Family Reports

      35. Survey of Legal Profession 2004

    1 July 2004 to 31 December 2004

      36. Combined registry proposal

      37. Queens Square refurbishment

      38. Federal Magistrates - superannuation

    1 January 2005 to 30 June 2005

      39. Addresses (speeches)

      40. Adelaide building

      41. Combined Registry Project

      42. Commmonwealth Courts Forum

      43. FOI - Compliance

      44. Intellectual Property Jurisdiction

      45. NSW Bar Association

    1 July 2006 to 31 December 2006

    46. Establishment - Authorisation - Administration

    47. Financial Management - Planning - Contracts - National Transcription Service

    48. Information Management - Audit - Privacy - Commissioner

    49. Information Management - Contracting out - Legal resources

    50. Property Management - Leasing - Accommodation - JMT

    51. Property Management - Leasing - Accommodation - Sydney

    52. Property Management - Perth Registry

    53. Strategic Management - Commonwealth Law Courts Building Management

    54. Strategic Management - Customer service - Surveys - Litigants Surveys

    55. Strategic Management - Customer service - Surveys - Practitioners Surveys

    56. Strategic Management - Reporting - Staff surveys - Staff Surveys

    57. Strategic Management - FMC Business Continuity Plan

    58. Government Relations - Senate Estimates

    1 January 2007 to 31 December 2007

    59. Community Relations – Visits - International Visitors Protocol

    60. Court Operations - Events Coordination - Plenary 2008

    61. Government Relations – Committees - Superannuation Working Group 2007-2008

    62. Government Relations - Reporting - 2006-2007 Business Regulations Benchmarking Survey

    63. Government Relations - Reporting - Report of Government Services 2008

    64. Personnel - Employment conditions - Probation Procedures

    65. Personnel - Employment conditions - Caretaker Conventions 2007 Election Period

    66. Personnel - Employment conditions - Purchase leave guidelines

    67. Personnel - Performance Management - Honours and Awards

    68. Personnel - Recruitment - Selection Criteria Guidelines

    69. Staff Development - Training - Associates induction review

    70. Staff Development - Training - Federal Magistrates induction review

    71. Strategic Management – Planning - 2008-2011 Strategic Directions

    72. Strategic Management - Policy - Federal Magistrates review

    73. Technology & Telecommunications – Reviewing- Associates Intranet Review

    1 January 2008 to 30 June 2008

    74. Government Relations - Committees - Research Ethics Sub Committee

    75. Government Relations - Committees - Policy and Planning Committee

    76. Property Management - Fit-outs - Adelaide

    77. Property Management - Fit-outs - Melbourne

    78. Property Management - Fit-outs - Brisbane

    79. Property Management - Fit-outs - ACT

    80. Property Management - Fit-outs - Cairns

    81. Property Management - Fit-outs - Launceston

    82. Property Management - Fit-outs - Newcastle

    83. Property Management - Fit-outs - Townsville

    84. Property Management - Fit-outs - Sydney-JMT

    85. Property Management - Fit-outs - Sydney-LBB

    86. Property Management - Fit-outs - Macquarie House

1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009

87. Publication  - Production  - Annual report - Government Relations - Compliance

88. Strategic Management - Conferences - 2009 Plenary

1 July 2009 to 31 December 2009

89. Financial Management - Budgeting - FMC MYEFO 2009-2010

90. Financial Management - Budgeting - FMC PAE"s 2009-2010

91. Financial Management - Budgeting - FMC Pre-ERC CBMS 2009-2010

92. Financial Management - FMC 09-09 Final Budget Operations

93. Financial Management - FMC Administration Appropriations 2008-2009