On 3 February 2025, the Federal Court of Australia commenced a trial of a new approach to listing and determining duty (urgent) applications in all registries of the Court. The object of the trial is to seek to better manage the listing and determination of duty work in the context of the Court’s National Court Framework which uses the individual docket structure.

For more information, please read the following documents.

This is a trial which is expected to run for two years with consultation throughout the trial. During the trial period, the Court will monitor the new arrangements with a view to assessing whether the trial should be extended and/or modified. The Court anticipates a consultation process with representatives of the profession after the end of the 2025 Court term and then again after the 2026 Court term when the trial is complete. Please forward any constructive feedback to info@lst.org.au