District Registries

Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

Principal Registry

Principal

Inquiries

Filing of matters

Inquiries relating to the filing of matters should be directed to the District Registry in which the case will be lodged.

Progress of a case

Information regarding the progress of a case can be obtained by searching Federal Law Search, or directed to the District Registry which is hearing the matter.

Administrative matters

Inquiries regarding the overall administrative functions of the Court including policy advice, human resources, financial management, information technology support, library services and property management should be directed to Principal Registry.

The District Registries provide operational support to the judges in each state, as well as registry services to legal practitioners and members of the public. The registries receive court and related documents, assist with the arrangement of court sittings and facilitate the enforcement of orders made by the Court.

The registries of the Federal Court are also registries for the Federal Magistrates Court in relation to general law matters.

Most District Registries are also registries for the Australian Competition Tribunal and the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal. The Queensland, South Australian, Western Australian and Northern Territory District Registries are registries for the High Court. The Tasmanian District Registry provides registry services for the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the National Native Title Tribunal. The Registry of the Copyright Tribunal is located in the New South Wales District Registry of the Court.