Courts & Justice Forms

Apply to vary or revoke a community service order or supervision order if your circumstances have changed.

Apply for parole or submit supporting materials to the Parole Board to assist a family member's parole hearing.

Prepare a strong bail support package to assist a lawyer in making a bail application for someone in custody.

Apply to be an approved visitor for someone in custody, or set up phone and video call access.

Understand your rights and obligations under a Community Service Order (CSO) or Community Corrections Order (CCO) —...

Request the Coroner to investigate the circumstances of a death if you are an interested party.

A Coronial Inquest is a public inquiry into the cause and manner of death. In NSW, the Coroner must investigate...

The Coroners Court of Victoria investigates reportable deaths under the Coroners Act 2008 (VIC). Family members can...

The Coroners Court of Queensland investigates reportable deaths under the Coroners Act 2003 (QLD). Family members are...

The NSW Coroner investigates reportable deaths — sudden, unexpected, suspicious, in custody, in care, or where cause is...

The Coroners Court of Victoria investigates reportable deaths under the Coroners Act 2008. Family members can lodge a...

The QLD Coroners Court investigates reportable deaths under the Coroners Act 2003. State Coroner is based in Brisbane...

In TAS, the Coroners Court is part of the Magistrates Court (Coronial Division). State Coroner is in Hobart with...

NT Coroners Court (a division of the Local Court) investigates reportable deaths under the Coroners Act 1993. Inquest...

A written statement of facts sworn or affirmed before an authorised witness (Justice of the Peace, lawyer, or court...

Apply to defer your jury service to a later date, or apply for a permanent exemption.

A legally binding written statement of facts signed in front of an authorised witness. Used for many legal and...

File a civil claim to recover money or enforce a contract through the Magistrates Court.

Apply for government-funded legal representation if you cannot afford a lawyer.

Find a Justice of the Peace to witness statutory declarations, certify documents, or witness affidavits — free service.

Apply for free or subsidised legal representation if you or a family member is in custody and cannot afford a private...

Free legal service specifically for people in Queensland prisons. Covers criminal law, parole, prison conditions, and...

File a claim in the small claims division of your state Magistrates or Local Court to recover money owed — no lawyer...

If you are a Centrelink concession card holder, hold a Health Care Card, or are otherwise in financial hardship, NSW...

VIC courts grant fee waivers to people on Centrelink concession cards, full Legal Aid grants, or in financial hardship....

QLD courts (Magistrates / District / Supreme) waive or reduce fees for concession card holders, full Legal Aid grants,...

Apply to have an old criminal conviction "spent" (suppressed) so it does not appear on standard police checks.

Apply for a National Police Certificate showing your criminal history. Required for employment, volunteering, visa...

Apply to have an old criminal conviction declared "spent" so it no longer appears on background checks and does not...

Understand the youth justice diversion process in Australia — including police cautions, youth justice conferences, and...

If you were convicted in your absence in the NSW Local Court (e.g. did not get notice, were sick, missed court because...

A voluntary program that diverts people with drug dependency away from prison and into treatment before sentencing. Can...

A specialist court that deals with drug-dependent offenders by focusing on treatment and rehabilitation rather than...

If you are charged with a summary offence in the NSW Local Court and you have a mental health condition or cognitive...

The mandatory first response a defendant must file when served with a civil claim in a Magistrates or Local Court,...

Apply to the NSW Local Court for a default judgment against a defendant who has failed to file a defence or pay within...

Apply to the Victorian Magistrates' Court for a warrant authorising the Sheriff to seize and sell the judgment debtor's...

Apply to the Federal Court or Federal Circuit and Family Court for judicial review of an administrative decision made...

Obtain a court order requiring a person to produce documents or attend court as a witness.

Apply for an emergency court order to stop someone doing something that would cause you irreparable harm.

Pursue a defamation claim for false statements that have damaged your reputation.

Elect to have an infringement notice heard in the Magistrates Court if you dispute the fine.

The Federal Court hears matters under federal law including consumer law (ACL/ACCC), corporations, intellectual...

Appeals from a single Federal Court judge go to the Full Federal Court (3 judges). Appeals from the FCFCOA Division 2...

The ART (which replaced the AAT in October 2024) reviews administrative decisions made under more than 400 federal Acts...

The High Court of Australia is the apex court — it does not hear appeals as of right except from death-penalty matters...

Once you are a respondent or applicant in a family law case, the Court and the other party must be able to send you...

If you have started a Federal Court proceeding and want to drop it (settled out of court, no longer wish to pursue, or...

The General Division of the ART hears the broadest range of merits review — Centrelink, NDIS, Veterans, taxation,...

In a family law case you may need a third party (bank, school, doctor, police, child welfare agency) to produce...

The NSW Local Court hears civil claims up to $100,000. The Small Claims Division (up to $20,000) is informal — no costs...

Use a UCPR Form 4 Application Notice for any procedural application within an existing Local Court matter — extension...

A Notice of Motion is the procedural application you file inside an existing District Court case. Use it for default...

The NSW District Court hears civil claims between $100,000 and $750,000 — and unlimited motor accident, personal injury...

The Supreme Court of NSW is the highest state court — it hears civil claims over $750,000, equity matters (trusts,...

The NSW Court of Appeal hears appeals from a single judge of the Supreme Court, the District Court (over $100k...

In the NSW Supreme Court Equity Division, many proceedings start with a Summons rather than a Statement of Claim —...

NCAT has 4 divisions — Consumer and Commercial (tenancy already covered separately), Administrative and Equal...

The VIC Magistrates' Court hears civil claims up to $100,000. Claims under $10,000 follow the Small Claims procedure...

If a civil order or default judgment was made against you in your absence in the VIC Magistrates' Court, you can apply...

The County Court of Victoria has unlimited civil jurisdiction (no monetary cap) and is the workhorse of mid-tier civil...

In the VIC Supreme Court, an Originating Motion is the alternative to a Writ — used where there is no significant...

VCAT has multiple Lists — Residential Tenancies (covered separately), Civil Claims, Owners Corporations, Building &...

A general procedural application within an existing QLD Magistrates Court matter — set aside default judgment,...

The QLD Magistrates Court hears civil claims up to $150,000. Most actions start with a Claim (Form 2) plus a Statement...

The QLD District Court hears civil claims between $150,000 and $750,000, plus unlimited personal injury and motor...

QLD Supreme Court has unlimited civil jurisdiction. An Originating Application is used where there is no significant...

QCAT has 4 jurisdictions: Civil Disputes (consumer/minor civil up to $25k), Administrative Review, Anti-Discrimination,...

Most appeals from a QLD Magistrates Court (criminal summary or simple offences) go to a single judge of the District...

The QLD Land Court has specialised jurisdiction over mining leases, resource compensation, valuation disputes (rates,...

The SA Magistrates Court Minor Civil Division hears claims up to $25,000 (raised from $12,000 in recent years). Above...

A procedural application within an existing SA Magistrates Court matter — set aside default judgment, extension of...

The SA District Court hears civil claims between $100,000 and $750,000, plus unlimited personal injury matters,...

SACAT hears tenancy, retirement villages, strata, Guardianship Act matters, Mental Health Act, Equal Opportunity,...

WA Magistrates Court hears civil claims up to $75,000. Under $10,000 the Minor Cases procedure applies — informal,...

For claims between $10,000 and $75,000 in WA, the General Procedure applies — formal pleadings, costs follow the event,...

WA District Court hears civil claims between $75,001 and $750,000, plus unlimited personal injury and motor accident,...

WA SAT hears reviews of state government decisions, occupational regulation (real estate, building, motor vehicles),...

TAS does not have a separate consumer tribunal — minor civil disputes (up to $15,000) and standard civil claims (up to...

A general procedural application within an existing TAS Magistrates Court matter — set aside default judgment,...

TAS does not have a NCAT/VCAT/QCAT equivalent. Minor civil disputes (consumer, retail, services) up to $15,000 are...

ACT Magistrates Court hears civil claims up to $250,000 (one of the higher monetary jurisdictions for a Magistrates...

A general procedural application within an existing ACT Magistrates Court matter — set aside default judgment,...

ACAT hears tenancy, residential parks, retirement villages, civil disputes (up to $25,000), guardianship, occupational...

The NT Local Court (which replaced the Magistrates Court in 2016) hears civil claims up to $250,000. Small claims under...

A general procedural application within an existing NT Local Court matter — set aside default judgment, extension of...

NTCAT hears tenancy, retirement villages, anti-discrimination, guardianship, mental health, occupational regulation,...