Federal Magistrates Court
FMC · Federal Magistrates Service · Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
December 1999 – 12 April 2013
Renamed Federal Circuit Court of Australia in 2013.
Lower-level federal court providing a simpler and quicker alternative to the Family Court and the Federal Court for less complex family law, child support, bankruptcy, administrative law, migration, trade practices and human rights matters.
Names over time
- Federal Magistrates Court1999–2013
- Federal Circuit Court of Australia2013–2021
How it came into existence
Created by the Federal Magistrates Act 1999, with the first federal magistrates beginning to sit in July 2000; it shared jurisdiction with, and took simpler work from, the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Court of Australia.
- Less complex family law and child support matters
- Less complex general federal law matters
- Bankruptcy
Legislation: Federal Magistrates Act 1999
How it ended
Renamed the Federal Circuit Court of Australia on 12 April 2013 by the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Legislation Amendment Act 2012.
- Family law, migration and general federal jurisdiction
Main functions
- Less complex family law and child support matters
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- Migration judicial review
- Administrative law, trade practices and human rights matters
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Attorney-General's Department.
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Sources
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