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Family Court of Australia
The Family Court of Australia, Melbourne is housed in the Commonwealth Law Courts Building on the corner of La Trobe and William Streets
Established
1976
Dissolved
1 September 2021
Jurisdiction
Australia
Authorized by
Australian Constitution
Appeals to
High Court of Australia (on special leave)
Website
familycourt.gov.au
Chief Justice
Currently
Will Alstergren
Since
10 December 2018
Deputy Chief Justice
Currently
Robert McClelland
Since
10 December 2018
The Family Court of Australia was a superior Australian federal court of record which deals with family law matters, such as divorce applications, parenting disputes, and the division of property when a couple separate. Together with the Federal Circuit Court of Australia, it covered family law matters in all states and territories of Australia except for Western Australia, which has a separate Family Court. Its core function was to determine cases with the most complex law, facts and parties, to cover specialised areas in family law, and to provide national coverage as the national appellate court for family law matters.[1]
In 2021, the Morrison government introduced legislation merging the Family Court with the Federal Circuit Court of Australia to form the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, effective from 1 September 2021.[2] Since the merger, the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia is the only court which has jurisdiction to deal with purely family law related issues (except for Western Australia).
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^"Media Release - The Courts to receive $100 million in Government funding announced in the 2021-22 Budget". Family Court of Australia. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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