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Program · Outcome 3: Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) through the just, safe, efficient and timely resolution of family law and general federal law matters according to law, through the encouragement of appropriate dispute resolution processes through the effective management of the administrative affairs of the Court

Program 3.1: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Division 2

Program objective, as stated by the agency
The exercise of the jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2).

Federal Court of Australia, 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements, PDF page 16 reported

$153m 2026-27 Budget estimate

+$17m (+12.3%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients

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Published lines

Each row is one line of the program’s expense table in the 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements – Program Expense Line Items, as published.

Line Kind 2025-26
estimated actual
2026-27
Budget estimate
Change Treatment Source
Departmental appropriation departmental $133m $149m +$17m +12.7% reported Table 2.3.1, row 173
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year administered $1.7m $1.7m no change 0.0% reported Table 2.3.1, row 172
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year departmental $1.0m $1.1m +$17k +1.6% reported Table 2.3.1, row 174
Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1) administered $967k $993k +$26k +2.7% reported Table 2.3.1, row 170
Public Governance Performance and Accountability Act 2013 administered $200k $200k no change 0.0% reported Table 2.3.1, row 171