The Federal Court is committed to ensuring
that the Court system is relevant and responsive to the
needs of the Australian community in the 21st century.
Its eCourt strategy builds on the Court's established
reputation for pioneering the application of technology
in Courts.
As part of this strategy the Court
currently provides the following services online, with
more to follow in the future:
eLodgment enables any member of the public, whether they be practitioners, law firms, corporate bodies or self represented litigants electronically lodge documents with the Federal Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia. eLodgment may be used to commence an action in either jurisdiction by enabling the lodgment of initiating documents and any supporting documents. Similarly, documents pertaining to existing matters may be lodged via eLodgment as long as the file number is known.
Federal Law Search
allows the public to search for information on specific
cases.
eCourtroom allows parties and their legal representatives
to participate in a virtual courtroom. The virtual courtroom
assists in the management of pre-trial matters by allowing
directions and other orders to be made online by the relevant
docket Judge.
eCase Administration
The Court's eCase Administration is a service that may be used by practitioners or parties to communicate with chambers' staff, on case related issues, in a secure environment. Only parties to the matter or their legal representatives will have access to this service and access is restricted to those matters where they are a participant in the proceedings. It is in essence an effective case management tool for both chambers and the participants in the matter.
Commonwealth Courts Portal The Commonwealth Courts Portal is an initiative of the Federal Court of Australia, the Family Court of Australia and Federal Magistrates Court of Australia. It provides web-based services to judicial officers, lawyers, litigants and court staff providing real-time information about cases before the courts. Users can obtain a composite, user friendly view of their cases that provides information about documents filed and scheduled listing events, as well as details of any orders made.
