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The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is an Australian court formed in September 2021 from the merger of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia. It has jurisdiction over family law in Australia , apart from in Western Australia , as well as various other areas of law such as bankruptcy , copyright ...
The Family Court of Australia was established under Chapter 3 of the Australian Constitution, by the Family Law Act 1975, [3] and commenced operations on 5 January 1976. It currently comprises a Chief Justice, Deputy Chief Justice, Appeal Division judges and other judges.
Australian family law is principally found in the federal Family Law Act 1975 and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 as well as in other laws and the common law and laws of equity, which affect the family and the relationship between those people, including when those relationships end.
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is an inferior and intermediate court formed from the merger of the Family Court and the Federal Circuit Court with jurisdiction over matters broadly relating to family law and child support, administrative law, admiralty law, bankruptcy, copyright, human rights, industrial law, migration ...
Australian Military Court (2007–2009) [b] Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration (1904–1956) [c] Commonwealth Industrial Court (1956–1973) [d] Family Court (1976–2021) Federal Circuit Court / Federal Magistrates Court (1999–2021) Federal Court of Bankruptcy (1930–1977) [e] Industrial Relations Court of Australia (1994 ...
Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia: John Walters: 6 December 2012: 12 years, 61 days Judge of the Family Court of Western Australia: Jenny Hogan: 14 January 2013: 12 years, 22 days Jennifer Coate: 31 January 2013: 8 February 2019: 6 years, 25 days [5] David Berman: 18 July 2013: 11 years, 202 days Sharon Johns: 29 July 2013: 11 ...
Family law matters in all other states are dealt with by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. The Family Court of Western Australia is an integrated court, in that it combines the functions of a superior court and a lower court. Officially, the Family Court is two courts in one – the Family Court itself (constituted by its ...
The Court was known as the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Act as the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Its first judicial officers were appointed in 2000; it first applications were filed on 23 June 2000 and the Court's first sittings were conducted on 3 July 2000 in Adelaide , Brisbane , Canberra , Melbourne ...