Glossary

land or a building that is part of land. Does not include personal goods.

a court lawyer who has been delegated power to perform certain tasks; for example, grant divorces, sign consent orders and decide the next steps in a case.

when using evidence in a case, it must be relevant. This means it must be shown to have a direct relationship to the legal issues being considered in the case.

Under the Family Law Act, moving the children to another town, city, state or country is known as relocation. If a parent moving will limit the time the children get to live with or spend with the other parent or another significant person in their lives, a court may not give permission by way of Relocation Orders.

a person named as a party to a case. A respondent may or may not respond to the orders sought by the applicant.

a set of directions that outlines court procedure, process and guidelines. The rules of the Family Court are the Family Law Rules 2004 and the rules of the Federal Circuit Court are the Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001.