Case Manager to Judicial Registrar or Senior Judicial – Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769979
- Agency: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- Job Title: Case Manager to Judicial Registrar or Senior Judicial
- Position Number: 0376-05-26
- Classification: APS Level 4
- Closing Date: Thursday 25 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time;Part-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Parramatta NSW, Newcastle NSW, Canberra ACT,
- Future Merit Locations: Parramatta, Newcastle, Canberra, Adelaide, Albury,
- Salary: $79,125 – $86,426
- Office Arrangement: Work From Home;On Site;Flexible;Hybrid (Positions may be offered for working from home, split)
About Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 (FCFCOA Act), which came into effect on 1 September 2021, merged
the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia into a unified court system known as the FCFCOA. The
FCFCOA (Division 1) is a superior court that handles the most complex family law cases and serves as the appellate court for
family law matters. It operates nationwide, except in Western Australia. The FCFCOA (Division 2), a federal court, shares
jurisdiction over family law and child support with Division 1, but also handles general federal law matters, such as administrative
law, bankruptcy, intellectual property, and migration law. The Federal Court of Australia entity engages employees under the Public
Service Act 1999 to support the Federal Court, the FCFCOA (Divisions 1 and 2), and the National Native Title Tribunal. Established
by the 2016 Courts Administration Legislation Amendment Act, each court retains its own identity and judicial independence.
FCFCOA employees are covered by the Federal Court Enterprise Agreement 2024–2027.
Duties
- Key Responsibilities and Duties
- A number of the following duties will be relevant to the Case Manager position, such as:
- Assist registrars in the administrative and organisational planning and case management of
- family law matters, including in the preparation and publication of orders, liaising with
- Judges’ chambers, litigants and other services
- Assist with the efficient and effective running of registrars’ chambers, including through
- preparing correspondence and reports and managing the schedule of hearings and
- engagements in the Court databases, and assistance with registrar case management more
- broadly
- Use Court applications and associated documentation to accurately enter and maintain
- information on Court databases, enter and disseminate listing information, and manage
- Court records and files
- Develop and maintain relationships with Court users and be responsive to requests from
- external and internal stakeholders
- Assist with the referral of matters to judges, registrars, Court Children’s Services staff and
- other registry staff
- Provide administrative support to registrars working on key national initiatives or specialist
- lists, including related case management and operational processes and
- Running and case managing matters during and after Court events as a Court Officer and
- providing general support as necessary.
Eligibility / Notes
- Formal Qualifications and Experience
- Qualifications in administration are desirable, but not mandatory. Prior experience working in a
- support role or working in a court or legal environment would be advantageous.
- Selection Criteria
- The role involves supporting busy registrars and successful applicants will need to have:
- Highly developed administrative and organisational skills, particularly in a fast-paced working
- environment.
- Strong communication (oral and written) and liaison skills as well as the ability to
- communicate with people at all levels.
- Ability to exercise tact and discretion, act impartially and maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Demonstrated organisational skills, including the ability to manage several processes at
- once, attention to detail, excellent time management skills, and planning and
- problem-solving skills.
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- Demonstrated working knowledge or ability to quickly acquire a sound working knowledge of
- key internal procedures, guidelines, policies and practices used in the Courts.
- Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and as a member of a geographically
- dispersed team with limited direction, and the ability to adapt to changing situations and
- priorities and participate in collective work practices.
- Sound IT proficiency, including the use of videoconferencing platforms such as Microsoft
- Teams and Webex, and the ability to learn and adapt to new systems and technology quickly
- and effectively.
- Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the application of the Australian Public
- Service (APS) Values, to abide by the APS Code of Conduct and the ability to comply with
- the principles of Workplace Diversity and Occupational Health and Safety.
How to Apply
Position Contact Beth Sherratt, (02) 4910 6871
Agency Recruitment Site https://fcajobs.nga.net.au/?jati=6963414D-C6DB-AA5E-D1C9-ED0465273985
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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