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Divorce

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  • Australian Standards of Practice for Family Assessments and Reporting - February 2015
    Last updated on Feb 02, 2015
  • Child Dispute Services Family Violence Policy
    Last updated on Mar 12, 2013
  • Corporate Plan 2015-19: Family Court and Federal Circuit Court
    Last updated on Jul 01, 2015
  • Corporate Plan 2016 - 2020
    Last updated on Sep 15, 2016
  • Courts' Public Interest Disclosure Scheme Procedure
    Last updated on Jan 22, 2014
  • Courts' Security and Conditions of Entry Policy
    Last updated on Jan 01, 2014
  • Family Court of Australia Complaints and Feedback Policy
    Last updated on May 03, 2016
  • Family Violence Best Practice Principles - December 2016
    Last updated on Dec 01, 2016
  • Family Violence Plan 2014-16: Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia
    Last updated on Dec 31, 2015
  • Guidelines for Independent Children's Lawyer (2013)
    Last updated on May 29, 2013
  • Indigenous Action Plan Family Court of Australia 2014-16
    Last updated on Nov 03, 2014
  • Judicial Complaints Procedure
    Last updated on May 25, 2017
  • Multicultural Plan 2013-15: Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia
    Last updated on Nov 04, 2013
  • Privacy Policy
    Last updated on Apr 01, 2014
  • Procedures for determining breaches of the Code of Conduct and for determining sanction
    Last updated on Jul 01, 2013
  • Protocol for the division of work between the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court
    Last updated on Apr 12, 2013
  • Public Interest Disclosure Act
    Last updated on May 03, 2016
  • Section 90 arrangement with the Family Court of Australia
    Last updated on Apr 12, 2013
  • Service Charter
    Last updated on May 24, 2010
  • Service Commitments
    Last updated on May 24, 2010
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