These directions have the status of law and assist with the conduct of proceedings before the Family Court of Australia
PRACTICE DIRECTION: NO. 2 OF 2009
Revocation of Trial of Initiating Application and Response to Initiating
Application
Preamble
Amendments to the Family Law Rules 2004 which commence on 1 March 2009 implement the
Initiating Application (Family Law) and Response to Initiating Application (Family Law)
forms, following a trial of these forms.
The forms -Initiating Application (Family Law) and Response to Initiating Application (Family
Law) -have been approved by the Chief Justice pursuant to Rule 24.04(1) for the purposes of
the Family Law Rules 2004.
Practice Direction No. 4 of 2006 is therefore no longer required.
Revocation of Practice Direction
Practice Direction No. 4 of 2006 ‘Trial of new forms for Initiating Application and Response to
Initiating Application’ is revoked with effect from 1 March 2009.
THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DIANA BRYANT
CHIEF JUSTICE
FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA
DATE: 27 February 2009