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Family law in Tasmania

How separation, divorce, parenting orders and property settlement work in Tasmania, including the Hobart and Launceston registries of the Federal Circuit and Family Court, Tasmanian family violence orders and free help from Tasmania Legal Aid.

Checked against official sources on 8 Nov 2026. General information, not legal advice. No lawyer or solicitor has reviewed this page.

Overview

Tasmanian families use the national family law system. The Family Law Act 1975 decides divorce, arrangements for children, property settlement and spousal maintenance, and Tasmanian cases are heard by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia. Tasmania has two family law registries, in Hobart and Launceston, and the court also sits on circuit at Burnie for families on the north west and west coasts, although documents cannot be filed there.

Tasmania referred its de facto financial powers to the Commonwealth under the Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2006 (Tas), so separated de facto partners in Tasmania have property, maintenance and superannuation splitting decided under the Family Law Act in the same way as married couples, generally where the relationship broke down on or after 1 March 2009. Tasmania also lets couples register a deed of relationship under the Relationships Act 2003 (Tas). Registration is strong evidence that the relationship existed, and under the Family Law Act it is one of the ways to qualify for a property order even if you were together for less than two years.

Protection from family violence is Tasmanian law. The Family Violence Act 2004 (Tas) allows a police officer of the rank of sergeant or above, or an officer authorised by the Commissioner of Police, to make a police family violence order, and allows the Magistrates Court to make a family violence order. Tasmania's Safe at Home system, introduced in 2004, is an integrated criminal justice response to family violence that aims to improve the safety of victim-survivors and their children and to hold people who use violence accountable. Family violence orders and parenting orders must be read together: a Tasmanian court making or varying a family violence order can also change the parts of a parenting order about the time a child spends with a person. This page is general information for Tasmanians, not legal advice.

Who this is for

  • You have separated in Hobart, Launceston, the north west coast or regional Tasmania
  • You want to apply for a divorce and are unsure how the Tasmanian registries work
  • You were in a significant relationship in Tasmania and want a property settlement
  • You registered a deed of relationship and want to know what it means for property
  • You have a police family violence order or family violence order and parenting orders that conflict
  • You want Tasmania Legal Aid to run a family dispute resolution conference
  • You have reached agreement and need consent orders drafted for a Tasmanian property transfer
  • You live on the west coast or King or Flinders Island and need to know how to attend court
LegislationShow
  • Family Violence Act 2004 (Tas) (TAS)

    The Tasmanian family violence law that underpins Safe at Home. It allows senior or authorised police to make police family violence orders and the Magistrates Court to make family violence orders, provides for registration of family violence orders made in New Zealand, makes breaching an order an offence and, since 30 June 2024, allows a court to declare an offender a serial family violence perpetrator.

  • Relationships Act 2003 (Tas) (TAS)

    Provides for significant relationships and caring relationships in Tasmania and for registration of a deed of relationship. For a couple, proof of registration is proof of the relationship, which matters in a later family law property case.

  • Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2006 (Tas) (TAS)

    Referred financial matters arising from the breakdown of de facto relationships to the Commonwealth Parliament, which is why Tasmanian de facto property and maintenance disputes are decided under the Family Law Act.

  • Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016 (Tas) (TAS)

    Gives effect in Tasmania to the national recognition scheme for domestic violence orders, which started on 25 November 2017. An order made since then in another participating state or territory is recognised in Tasmania when it is made, and can be enforced once the person it is against has been properly notified, without separate registration. An older order is recognised only if it has been declared a recognised order.

  • Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) (CTH)

    The national Act applied in Tasmania for divorce, parenting orders, property settlement, superannuation splitting and spousal maintenance, including the parenting changes from 6 May 2024 and the property changes from 10 June 2025.

  • Family Law Amendment Act 2024 (Cth) (CTH)

    From 10 June 2025 requires the effect of family violence to be considered in property matters, treats economic or financial abuse as family violence, creates a framework for companion animals and moves the duty of financial disclosure into the Family Law Act.

  • Family Law Regulations 2024 (Cth) (CTH)

    Replaced the 1984 Regulations from 1 April 2025. Regulation 13 lists a Tasmanian significant relationship registered by deed under the Relationships Act 2003 as a registered relationship for the Family Law Act, including for the property order tests.

  • Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 (Cth) (CTH)

    The procedural rules for Tasmanian family law cases, including the pre-action procedures in Schedule 1, the Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk, financial disclosure, service, subpoenas and costs.

Courts and tribunalsShow
ProcessShow

  1. 01Deal with safety and get help early

    If you are in danger, call 000. Police respond under Safe at Home and can make a police family violence order. Call Tasmania Legal Aid's Legal Help line on 1300 366 611 for free legal information. Note your date of separation and keep copies of financial records somewhere safe.

    Typical timeframe: As soon as possible

  2. 02Family dispute resolution

    For a parenting dispute you must usually attempt family dispute resolution before filing, unless an exemption applies, for example because of family violence or urgency. Mediation is available through Tasmania Legal Aid, a Family Relationship Centre or a private practitioner, and the practitioner can issue a section 60I certificate. Both parenting and financial cases also have pre-action procedures, set out in Schedule 1 of the court's Rules, which aim to settle or narrow the dispute before anyone files.

    Typical timeframe: Depends on the service and on the other party

  3. 03Record any agreement

    Put parenting arrangements in a parenting plan, or file an Application for Consent Orders so that parenting and financial terms become binding court orders. If the consent orders include parenting orders, both parties must also file a Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk.

    Typical timeframe: Depends on how quickly terms are agreed

  4. 04File in the Hobart or Launceston registry

    eFile an Initiating Application through the Commonwealth Courts Portal with a Genuine Steps Certificate. In parenting cases you also file a Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk and a section 60I certificate, or an affidavit seeking an exemption. In financial cases you also file a Financial Statement. The court's parenting or financial questionnaire is filed too, unless you file an affidavit instead, and an affidavit is needed if you are asking for interim orders. Parties in parenting cases are invited to complete a confidential online risk screen under the court's Lighthouse approach.

    Typical timeframe: At filing

  5. 05First court event

    A registrar holds a directions hearing, checks whether the pre-action steps were followed, identifies the issues and makes orders to prepare the case for dispute resolution, such as subpoenas, reports and the exchange of documents. An interim application is usually listed separately after the first court event, before a Senior Judicial Registrar or a judge. High-risk parenting cases may be placed in the Evatt List.

    Typical timeframe: The court aims for 1 to 2 months after filing

  6. 06Subpoenas, reports and dispute resolution

    Subpoenas may issue to Tasmania Police, schools, health services and child safety services. In parenting cases a psychologist or social worker from the Court Children's Service may prepare a Child Impact Report. Dispute resolution follows, such as a conciliation conference in financial matters or mediation.

    Typical timeframe: The court aims for dispute resolution within 5 months of filing

  7. 07Compliance and readiness hearing, then trial

    If the case does not settle, a judge checks at a Compliance and Readiness Hearing that disclosure and trial documents are complete before a final hearing date is set.

    Typical timeframe: The court aims for about 6 months after filing, with a final hearing within 12 months

Parties

  • Applicant

    The person who files the divorce, parenting or financial application in the Hobart or Launceston registry.

  • Respondent

    The former spouse or de facto partner who responds to the application.

  • Independent Children's Lawyer

    A lawyer the court can appoint to make sure the child's interests and views are put to the court. Tasmania Legal Aid works on these cases, and since January 2025 it has limited access to Independent Children's Lawyers because of a funding shortfall.

  • Family consultant

    A psychologist or social worker from the court's Court Children's Service, or a private practitioner it engages, who meets the family and prepares a Child Impact Report early in the case or a fuller report for a final hearing.

  • Affected person and respondent in family violence proceedings

    The Tasmanian terms for the person a family violence order or police family violence order protects (the affected person) and the person the order is made against (the respondent).

  • Secretary, Department for Education, Children and Young People

    The head of the department that runs Tasmania's child safety services, who may be subpoenaed or notified where risk to a child is alleged.

Time limits

These are general time limits described in prose. This page does not calculate a deadline for your matter.

  • Applying for a divorce

    You must have been separated for at least 12 months before you file.

    Source: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), s 48(2)

  • When a divorce order takes effect

    One month and one day after the order is made, unless the court orders a shorter or longer period.

    Source: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), s 55; Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Divorce hearing

  • Property settlement or spousal maintenance after divorce

    Within 12 months of the divorce order taking effect, unless both parties consent or the court grants leave.

    Source: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), s 44(3)

  • De facto property or maintenance

    Within two years of the end of the de facto relationship, unless both parties consent or the court grants leave.

    Source: Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), s 44(5) and (6)

  • Section 60I certificate

    Valid for 12 months, and a practitioner cannot issue one if your last attempt at family dispute resolution on the issues was more than 12 months ago.

    Source: Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, Compulsory pre-filing Family Dispute Resolution; Attorney-General's Department, Section 60I certificates

  • Police family violence order

    Operates from the date it is served for the period stated in it, up to 12 months, unless a court varies, extends or revokes it sooner.

    Source: Family Violence Act 2004 (Tas), s 14(6) and (9)

  • Serial family violence perpetrator declaration

    A declaration remains in force for the period the court or judge decides, up to a maximum of five years.

    Source: Family Violence Act 2004 (Tas), s 29B

  • Contravention applications

    Given a first court date before a Contravention Registrar as near as practicable to 14 days after filing in the National Contravention List.

    Source: Family Law Practice Direction: National Contravention List, para 3.2

Costs and helpShow

Family law court fees in Tasmania are Commonwealth fees set by the Family Law (Fees) Regulations 2022, and they are usually increased each 1 July. The fees in force from 1 July 2026 are: application for divorce $1,170, or $390 at the reduced rate; Application for Consent Orders $215; Initiating Application for parenting or financial final orders $455, or $740 for both; interim application $155; subpoena $70; and conciliation conference $510. You can ask for the reduced divorce fee if you are the primary holder of a government concession card such as a health care card, have a grant of legal aid, receive Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY, are under 18, are in prison or legally detained, or can show financial hardship. On a joint application both of you must qualify. Exemptions from other fees are available in some cases. There is no filing fee to apply for a family violence order in the Magistrates Court. Private legal fees are usually the larger expense and vary widely, so ask any lawyer for a written estimate early. Usually each party pays their own legal costs, but the court can order one party to pay another's.

Tasmania Legal Aid

Runs the free Legal Help telephone service on 1300 366 611, Monday to Friday 8.45am to 5pm, has offices in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie, provides duty lawyers at court, delivers legally assisted family dispute resolution for parenting, property and financial matters, and grants aid to eligible Tasmanians subject to means and merit tests. Since January 2025 it has restricted family law litigation grants to the most serious cases because of a funding shortfall.

  • Tasmania Legal Aid family dispute resolution

    Legally assisted mediation conferences of about three hours at the Hobart and Launceston offices for parenting, property and financial disputes. There is no cost if you have a grant of legal aid; otherwise you may need to pay a private lawyer to attend with you.

  • Tasmania Legal Aid Family Advocacy and Support Service

    Free help at court from duty lawyers and social support workers for families with family law matters affected by family violence. Call 1800 431 157 for an appointment.

  • Tasmania Legal Aid: family law overview for kids

    A plain-English explainer for children whose family is in a family law case, including what an Independent Children's Lawyer does.

  • Launceston Community Legal Centre family law service

    Free legal information, help and referrals for northern Tasmanians on divorce, parenting, property settlement and child protection procedures, including representation at some family dispute resolution conferences.

  • Women's Legal Service Tasmania

    Free, confidential legal help statewide for women, trans and non-binary people on family law, including divorce, financial and parenting issues, and on family violence. Call 1800 682 468, 10am to 4pm on weekdays, to book an appointment.

Where to get help

Practical guidanceShow

Where is your Tasmanian family law case heard?

Tasmania has two family law registries, in Hobart and Launceston, and the court sits on circuit at the Burnie Magistrates Court for the north west and west coasts. Burnie is a circuit location only, so documents cannot be filed there. Filing is electronic through the Commonwealth Courts Portal, so the registry mainly decides where you attend in person and which judicial officers manage the matter. Divorce hearings are held electronically, and in other cases the court can direct that a court event be attended by phone or video. That matters for families on the west coast, on King Island and on Flinders Island, where travel to Launceston or Hobart is costly. If attending in person is difficult or unsafe, raise it early, ideally at the first court event, and ask whether you can appear electronically. Tasmania has a small legal profession, so contact a firm early: a firm that has already spoken to the other party may not be able to act for you, and you may need to look further afield.

How does Safe at Home change what happens after a family violence incident?

Safe at Home is the Tasmanian Government's integrated criminal justice response to family violence, introduced in 2004 and underpinned by the Family Violence Act 2004. Tasmania Police is the entry point: people come into the system when a family violence report is made to police. Police attending an incident can enter premises without a warrant to prevent family violence and can arrest a person they reasonably suspect has committed family violence. A police officer of the rank of sergeant or above, or one authorised by the Commissioner, can make a police family violence order if satisfied that the person has committed, or is likely to commit, a family violence offence. The order can require the person to leave the home, stay away from you or your children, not contact you and surrender firearms. It runs from the date it is served for the period it states, up to 12 months, and a court can vary, extend or revoke it. Police can also apply to the Magistrates Court for a family violence order for you. Since 30 June 2024 a court can declare an adult offender with repeated family violence convictions a serial family violence perpetrator for up to five years. All of this sits alongside, not instead of, family law parenting orders.

How do Tasmanian family violence orders and parenting orders fit together?

A police family violence order or a family violence order controls what the respondent can do; it does not decide where children live or how much time they spend with each parent. The two can clash, for example where a parenting order says a child spends time with a parent and a family violence order says that parent must stay away. Under section 68Q of the Family Law Act, an existing family violence order is invalid to the extent it is inconsistent with a later parenting order about time with a child, and the Tasmanian Act says family violence orders operate subject to Family Court orders. Under section 68R, a Tasmanian court that is making or varying a family violence order can also revive, vary, discharge or suspend the parts of a parenting order about time with a child, but only if it has material that was not before the court that made the parenting order, and it cannot discharge a parenting order when making only an interim family violence order. Raise any conflict expressly and bring a sealed copy of the parenting orders to the hearing. In the Federal Circuit and Family Court you must tell the court about any family violence order, and in parenting cases you file a Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk. Do not assume a parenting order lets you do something a family violence order prohibits: get legal help first, because breaching a Tasmanian order is a criminal offence.

What does registering a deed of relationship do?

The Relationships Act 2003 (Tas) lets two adults who live in Tasmania and are in a significant relationship (a couple who are not married or related by family) or a caring relationship apply to the Registrar to register a deed of relationship. For couples, registration does not create a separate property regime: if your relationship broke down on or after 1 March 2009, property settlement is generally decided under the Family Law Act like any other de facto couple. Registration helps in two ways. First, it is strong evidence: under the Tasmanian Act proof of registration is proof of the relationship, and the Family Law Act lists registration as one of the circumstances a court considers when deciding whether a de facto relationship existed. Second, a relationship registered under the Tasmanian Act meets one of the Family Law Act tests for a property order, so you do not also have to show at least two years together, a child of the relationship or substantial contributions. Registration does not settle when the relationship ended, and the two-year time limit to apply still runs from the end of the relationship. If you never registered, gather leases and mortgage documents, joint account statements, insurance and superannuation nominations, photographs and statements from people who knew you as a couple, because a court looks at all the circumstances of the relationship.

How do you prepare a Tasmanian property settlement?

Prepare a balance sheet listing every asset, liability and superannuation interest in either name or held jointly, with values and the documents that support them. In Tasmania that usually means a market appraisal or valuation for real estate, current mortgage and credit statements, superannuation member statements, and financial statements for any business, farm, fishing or aquaculture enterprise or trust. Tasmania's Duties Act 2001 exempts transfers of property after a relationship breakdown from duty if its conditions are met, and the State Revenue Office asks for evidence such as a court order under the Family Law Act, a financial agreement or a family law arbitration award, so get the documents right before transferring anything. Since 10 June 2025 the court must consider the effect of any family violence, which now expressly includes economic or financial abuse, both on a party's ability to make contributions and on their current and future circumstances. Your duty of financial disclosure is ongoing and now sits in the Family Law Act itself, in section 71B for married couples and section 90RI for de facto couples.

What free help can Tasmanians use?

Tasmania Legal Aid is the main entry point. Its Legal Help telephone service on 1300 366 611 operates Monday to Friday, 8.45am to 5pm, and gives free legal information and referrals, and its Hobart and Launceston offices see people without an appointment. Tasmania Legal Aid also provides duty lawyers at court, runs the Family Advocacy and Support Service for family law cases involving family violence, delivers family dispute resolution conferences, and grants aid to eligible people under means and merit tests. Since January 2025 it has restricted family law litigation grants to the most serious cases and limited access to Independent Children's Lawyers because of a funding shortfall, so ask early what help is available. Community legal centres can also help: Launceston Community Legal Centre runs a family law service for northern Tasmania, Hobart Community Legal Service gives family law information in the south, North West Community Legal Centre gives free one-off help and referrals on the north west coast, and Women's Legal Service Tasmania helps women, trans and non-binary people statewide with family law and family violence. The Law Society of Tasmania's pro bono referral service does not take family law matters apart from child protection cases. Family Relationship Centres and funded counselling services also operate in Tasmania.

Checklist

  • Marriage certificate, deed of relationship, or evidence of the significant relationship
  • A written note of the date and circumstances of separation
  • Any police family violence order, family violence order or related police documents
  • Section 60I certificate or an affidavit seeking an exemption
  • Existing parenting plans, consent orders or court orders
  • Your three most recent tax returns and notices of assessment
  • Recent statements for all bank accounts, loans and credit cards
  • Superannuation member statements for every fund
  • Rates notice, mortgage statement and appraisal or valuation for any Tasmanian property
  • The three most recent financial statements and last four business activity statements for any business, farm, fishing enterprise, partnership, trust or company
  • Centrelink and child support statements
  • A proposed parenting schedule covering school terms, holidays and special days

Common questions

Do I have to travel to Hobart for my family law matter?

Not usually. Tasmania has family law registries in both Hobart and Launceston, and the court sits on circuit at the Burnie Magistrates Court, although documents cannot be filed in Burnie. Applications are filed electronically through the Commonwealth Courts Portal, divorce hearings are held electronically, and the court can direct that other court events be attended by phone or video. If you are on the west coast, King Island or Flinders Island, raise travel difficulties early and ask whether you can appear electronically.

What is a police family violence order in Tasmania?

It is an order made by a police officer of the rank of sergeant or above, or an officer authorised by the Commissioner of Police, where the officer is satisfied that a person has committed, or is likely to commit, a family violence offence. It can require the person to leave the home, stay away from you, not contact you and surrender firearms. It operates from the date it is served for the period it states, up to 12 months, and a court can vary, extend or revoke it. It is separate from a family violence order made by the Magistrates Court.

Does a deed of relationship affect my property settlement?

It does not change which law applies, but it helps. Registration under the Relationships Act 2003 (Tas) is strong evidence that your relationship existed, and a registered relationship meets one of the Family Law Act tests for a property order, so you do not also have to prove two years together, a child or substantial contributions. If your relationship broke down on or after 1 March 2009, your property settlement, maintenance and superannuation splitting are generally decided under the Family Law Act as for any de facto couple, and the two-year time limit to apply still runs from the end of the relationship.

Can Tasmania Legal Aid help me with a parenting dispute?

Yes, in several ways. Anyone can get free legal information through the Legal Help service on 1300 366 611, duty lawyers help people at court, and Tasmania Legal Aid runs legally assisted family dispute resolution conferences that can lead to a parenting agreement or consent orders without a hearing. A grant of aid is means and merit tested, and since January 2025 Tasmania Legal Aid has restricted family law litigation grants to the most serious cases because of a funding shortfall, so ask early what help is available for your situation.

Is a family violence order from another state enforceable in Tasmania?

Usually, yes. Under the national recognition scheme, given effect in Tasmania by the Domestic Violence Orders (National Recognition) Act 2016 (Tas), a domestic violence order made in another state or territory on or after 25 November 2017 is recognised in Tasmania without separate registration, and can be enforced once the person it is against has been properly notified of it. An older order that is still in force is recognised only if it has been declared a recognised order, and you can apply to a Magistrates Court registry for that declaration. If you move to Tasmania with an order from elsewhere, keep a copy with you and tell local police, and get legal help if you need the conditions varied.

How long does a divorce take in Tasmania?

It depends on how quickly your application is ready and served. Divorce hearings are held electronically before a registrar, who can usually decide a properly prepared application at the first hearing. If more is needed, such as time for the respondent to file material or more evidence, for example about separation under one roof, the hearing may be adjourned. Once granted, the divorce becomes final one month and one day later. You only need to attend if you said you wanted to, the respondent opposes the divorce, the respondent has asked to attend where there are children under 18, or you are asking the court to excuse or substitute service.

How does the court decide arrangements for our children?

By asking what is in the child's interests. Since 6 May 2024 there is no presumption of equal shared parental responsibility, and there has never been a requirement for children to spend equal time with each parent. The court considers what arrangements promote the safety of the child and each person who cares for them, any views the child expresses, the child's developmental, psychological, emotional and cultural needs, the capacity of each proposed carer to meet those needs, the benefit of a relationship with their parents and other significant people where that is safe, and anything else relevant, including any history of family violence and any family violence order.

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