Appeals
(1) An appeal may not be instituted from a decision of the Federal Court to: (a) a State or Territory court; or (b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1). (2) An appeal may not be instituted from a decision of a court of the Australian Capital Territory or from the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island to: (a) a court of a State or a court of another Territory; or (b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1). (3) An appeal may not be instituted from a decision of a court (not being a State Family Court) of a State or the Northern Territory to: (a) the Federal Court; or (b) a court of another State or Territory; or (c) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1); or (d) a State Family Court of that State. (4) An appeal may not be instituted from a decision of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) to: (a) the Federal Court; or (b) a State or Territory court. (5) An appeal may not be instituted from a decision of a State Family Court of a State to: (a) the Federal Court; or (b) a court of another State or Territory; or (c) except in accordance with the law of the State under which the State Family Court is constituted—the Supreme Court of that State.
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.
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