Going to Court

Factsheets

Commonwealth Courts

During the hearing

• Hearings in the Federal Courts

• Amending court documents – Federal Courts

• Hearings in court – commonly used words

• Court etiquette

Orders and Enforcement

• Default and summary judgments

• Enforcement of a monetary decision of the Federal Circuit Court

• Enforcement of monetary decision of the Magistrates, District or Supreme Court

• Enforcement proceedings in the Magistrates Court: Information for debtors

• Enforcement of non-money orders and contempt

• Enforcement warrants – how to respond

Videos

• Video 1 – Starting a Court Case

• Video 2 – Defending a Court Case

• Video 3 – Disclosure and Proving Your Case

• Video 4 – Attending Court Hearings

• Video 5 – The Trial

Fees

• Fee waiver guide – Federal Circuit Court

Time limitations

• Time limits – calculating time

• Limitation periods

• Extensions of time

External resources

• Queensland Courts – Queensland Courts homepage.

• High Court of Australia – High Court of Australia homepage.

• Federal Court of Australia – Federal Court of Australia homepage.

• Federal Circuit Court of Australia – The Federal Circuit Court of Australia is a court that acts as an alternative to hear matters that would otherwise be heard in the Family Court of Australia or the Federal Court of Australia.

• Queensland Civil and Administration Tribunal – The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) is an independent tribunal that solves disputes or provides review on a variety of matters.

• Court Network – Court Network is a Queensland and Victorian service aimed at providing support to people attending court.

Where to go for help

• LawRight is an independent, not-for-profit, community-based legal organisation that operates a civil law referral service for pro bono legal representation and direct legal services for particular disadvantaged client groups.For more information about the help available, and the process for applying for help, please see the LawRight website at www.lawright.org.au. LawRight’s Self Representation Service provides free legal advice and assistance to self-represented parties throughout the course of their proceedings in the Supreme and District Courts of Queensland, the Queensland Court of Appeal, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal and the Federal Circuit Court and Federal Court in Queensland. The Service is the only one of its kind in Australia, developed to meet a recognised need in all jurisdictions in which it operates.

• You may wish to approach a community legal centre for assistance. To find your nearest community legal centre, please visit the Community Legal Centres Queensland website at www.communitylegalqld.org.au. There are a number of community legal centres throughout Queensland that hold regular advice sessions.