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About this NPA


The Federal Crime and Related Proceedings NPA is comprised of the following:

  • prosecutions on indictments
  • summary prosecutions
  • criminal appeals
  • bail applications
  • various related civil proceedings.

Questions relating to this NPA should be emailed to FederalCourtCrime@fedcourt.gov.au

More about the Court's criminal and related  jurisdiction

On 12 June 2024, following Royal  Assent of the Attorney-General's  Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Act 2024 (Cth), the  Federal Court of Australia's jurisdiction was expanded to hear and determine a  wider range of summary and indictable offences within the regulatory remit of  the Australian Securities and Investment Commission.

The Federal Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine:

Allocation of matters in this NPA

The Court has judges experienced in managing crime-related cases, including criminal appeals, and judicial registrars experienced in the practice and procedure of criminal prosecutions to assist the judges with the case management of such matters.

While any crime-related case is likely to be managed by the Court within this NPA, the Court will ensure that the judge allocated to manage the case has expertise in the underlying area of law the subject of the proceeding - for example, competition and consumer law or intellectual property law.

Judgments


  • 25 Nov 2024: Rodgerson v Attorney-General [2024] FCA 1354
    ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - application for judicial review of decision to refuse parole - statutory framework concerning parole decisions for federal offenders - whether the applicant was afforded procedural fairness both generally, and specifically - whether there was apprehended bias in the parole decision - no grounds for review made out -…
    Judge: Anderson J
  • 25 Sep 2024: AZO24 v Commonwealth (Suppression Orders) [2024] FCA 1113
    PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for suppression and non-publication orders - where interim suppression orders made earlier in proceeding - whether interim suppression order still in effect PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - where applicant's originating process and interlocutory application seeking to set aside orders in AZO24 v Commonwealth [2024] FCA …
    Judge: Kennett J
  • 20 Sep 2024: Gale v Homewood (No 2) [2024] FCA 1165
    CRIMINAL LAW - application to confirm interim control order under s 104.14 of the Criminal Code (Cth) (being Sch 1 to the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) - where respondent consents to orders - whether conditions reasonably appropriate and adapted for the purposes in s 104.4(1)(d)(iii)-(iv) of the Criminal Code (Cth)
    Judge: Kennett J

Speeches & Papers


Practice Notes


The Federal  Crime and Related Proceedings Practice Note (CRIME-1) issued by  the Court on 15 May 2017, sets out the arrangements for the management of proceedings  in the Federal Crime and Related Proceedings NPA.

Note: The Federal Crime and Related Proceedings Practice Note (CRIME-1) is currently under review.

Other practice notes which may be relevant to this NPA include:

Forms & Rules


The Federal Court (Criminal  Proceedings) Rules 2016 (Cth) (Criminal Proceedings Rules) commenced  on 10 November 2016.

Under the Criminal Proceedings Rules, forms have been approved for  use in proceedings in the Federal Crime and Related Proceedings NPA .

Commonly used forms:

Parties and practitioners should also be familiar, where relevant, with:

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