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Check the progress of a caseListing dates, Orders & links to judgments
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Interpreters
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National Practice Areas (NPAs)
- Description of NPAs
- Administrative and Constitutional Law and Human Rights NPA
- Admiralty and Maritime NPA
- Commercial and Corporations NPA
- Employment and Industrial Relations NPA
- Federal Crime and Related Proceedings NPA
- Intellectual Property NPA
- Native Title NPA
- Taxation NPA
- Other Federal Jurisdiction
Court Rules, Acts & Regulations
Practice Documents
Class Actions
Consultation & Liaison
User group meetings, Harmonised Rules Committees (Bankruptcy & Corporations)
Appeals
Guides
Including Bankruptcy, Corporations, Migration, Administrative & Constitutional Law and Human Rights; Communicating with the Court; Expert witnesses.
Use of Communication Devices
Law Council of Australia's "Federal Court Case Management Handbook"
A handbook for lawyers
Forms Prescribed Under:
- Federal Court Rules
- Bankruptcy Rules
- Corporations Rules
- Criminal Proceedings Rules
- Native Title Regulations
- Admiralty Rules
Difference Between Fees & Costs
Court Fees
About Court fees including exemptions, deferral & refunds
Filing
Filing & lodgement
Legal Costs
- Legal costs allowable Under Federal Court Rules 2011, Schedule 3
- National Guide to Counsel Fees
- Bills of costs Guide to discretionary items
Court Sitting Dates
Full Court & Appellate Sitting Dates
- 2019
- 4 February - 20 December
- 2020
- 3 February - 18 December
- 2019
- 4 February - 1 March
- 6 May - 31 May
- 5 - 30 August
- 4 - 29 November
- 2020
- 3 - 28 February
- 4 - 29 May
- 3 - 28 August
- 2 - 27 November
Daily Court Lists
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Future Listings
Find hearing dates & times for all matters before the Federal Court.
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Judgments
About the judgments collection, including FAQs
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