The fees payable to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) are changing from 1 July 2022.
The table below shows the new fees payable to the Court.
Filing fees
Application for Divorce | $990.00 |
Application for Divorce – reduced fee* | $330.00 |
Application for Consent Orders | $180.00 |
Application for Decree of Nullity | $1,405.00 |
Application for Decree of Nullity – reduced fee* | $465.00 |
Application as to Validity of Marriage, Divorce annulment | $1,405.00 |
Initiating Application (Parenting OR Financial, FINAL Orders only) | $385.00 |
Initiating Application (Parenting OR Financial, FINAL and INTERIM Orders) | $515.00 |
Initiating Application (Parenting AND Financial, FINAL Orders only) | $625.00 |
Initiating Application (Parenting AND Financial, FINAL and INTERIM Orders) | $755.00 |
Response to Initiating Application (FINAL) | $385.00 |
Notice of Appeal to Full Court | $1,500.00 |
Interim Order Application / Application in a Case (Parenting AND/OR Financial) | $130.00 |
Issue Subpoena | $60.00 |
Application under the Trans Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 | $130.00 |
Filing an Application to Register a New Zealand Judgement | $115.00 |
Court event fees
Setting Down for Hearing Fee (Defended Matter) | DIV 2 $695.00 | DIV 1 $945.00 |
Daily Hearing Fee (For each hearing day, excluding the first day) | DIV 2 $695.00 | DIV 1 $945.00 |
Conciliation Conference | $435 (DIV 2 and DIV 1) | |
* If you hold certain Government concession cards or you can demonstrate financial hardship, you may be eligible for reduced fees for a Divorce or Nullity Application. For all other applications, you may be eligible for an exemption of fees.
Feel free to call us with any queries regarding these increases.
