Grace Period for Old Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia Forms Ending

26/11/2021

The three month grace period for filing old Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia forms, after the commencement of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) on 1 September 2021, is about to end.

From Monday 29 November 2021, only the new, approved FCFCOA versions of court forms can be filed.

Work has continued on refining the new forms since they were first published, including minor amendments and corrections.

Since our last update on 8 November 2021, the following forms have been amended:

Affidavit – non-filing of family dispute resolution certificate

Undertaking as to disclosure.

All court forms are available from the FCCFOA website:

Family law forms

General federal law forms

Migration forms

If you are a practitioner or precedent holder and need to access an unlocked court form, you can send your request to communication@fcfcoa.gov.au


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