The court lists are published and disseminated in accordance with Court Rules and Section 121 of the Family Law Act 1975.
IMPORTANT:
Under the Family Law Act, serious penalties can apply if s121 is breached. It is unlawful, in certain circumstances, to publish or disseminate the identity of parties and witnesses involved in family law proceedings and information relating to an account of those proceedings.
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Due to COVID-19 all matters will be conducted by telephone link until further notice OR advised directly by Chambers. Practitioners & clients should not be attending the court in person. Should you have any further enquiries please email canberra@familycourt.gov.au
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Canberra.Case.Coordinator@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact easternappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Level 1, 463 Kiewa Street, Albury
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Street Address: 2 Beryl Street (Cnr Pacific Highway), Coffs Harbour
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Street Address: Commonwealth Centre, Level 2, Cnr Macquarie and Wingewarra Streets, Dubbo
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Parramatta.Case.Coordinators@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact easternappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Westlawn Building, Level 2, 29-31 Molesworth Street, Lismore
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact lismore@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact easternappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 61 Bolton Street, Newcastle
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Newcastle@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact easternappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Garfield Barwick Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 1-3 George Street, Parramatta
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Parramatta.Case.Coordinators@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact easternappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Due to COVID-19 all matters will be conducted by telephone link until further notice OR advised directly by Chambers. Practitioners & clients should not be attending the courthouse in person. Should you have any further enquires please email sydney@familycourt.gov.au
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Sydney.Case.coordinators@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact easternappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Commonwealth Government Centre, Level 1, 43 Burelli Street, Wollongong
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Street Address: Supreme Court Building, State Square, Darwin
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Darwin@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact northernappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Harry Gibbs Commonwealth Law Courts Building, Cnr North Quay and Tank Streets, Brisbane
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Brisbane.CaseCoordinator@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact northernappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Commonwealth Government Centre, Level 3, 104 Grafton Street, Cairns
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Cairns@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact northernappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: 12 Brisbane Street, Mackay
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Townsville@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact northernappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Commonwealth Centre, Level 2 (Blue Foyer), 143 Walker Street, Townsville
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Townsville@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact northernappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Roma Mitchell Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 3 Angas Street, Adelaide
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Adelaide.Case.Coordinators@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact southernappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Edward Braddon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 39-41 Davey Street, Hobart
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact hobart@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact southernappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: ANZ Building, Level 3, Cnr Brisbane and George Streets, Launceston
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Due to COVID-19 all matters will be conducted by telephone link until further notice OR advised directly by Chambers. Practitioners & clients should not be attending the courthouse in person. Should you have any further enquiries please email dandenong@familycourt.gov.au
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Melbourne.Case.coordinators@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact southernappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William Street (cnr Latrobe Street), Melbourne
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Hearings can be observed by any member of the public. This is subject to a Judge’s usual discretion to determine that in particular cases, only certain people should be present during the hearing, or that certain people are not to be present during the hearing. If a member of the public wishes to observe a hearing, or listen in to a hearing, please contact Melbourne.Case.coordinators@familycourt.gov.au or for Appeals please contact southernappeals@familycourt.gov.au by 8.30am AEST on the morning of the hearing.
Street Address: Mildura Court House, 56 Deakin Avenue, Mildura
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