---
title: "Application for Consent Orders (Family Law): completion guide, superannuation notice and filing checklist"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-application-for-consent-orders"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a16-form-application-for-consent-orders"
area_id: "A16"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A16-T1-R3-S2", "A16-T1-R6", "A16-T1-R7"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
---

# Application for Consent Orders (Family Law): completion guide, superannuation notice and filing checklist

> Link to the Court's Application for Consent Orders kit and proposed orders template, with a guide to the Statement of Truth, the 90-day filing window, the time limits in s 44, superannuation splitting notice to…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-application-for-consent-orders  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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Link to the Court's Application for Consent Orders kit and proposed orders template, with a guide to the Statement of Truth, the 90-day filing window, the time limits in s 44, superannuation splitting notice to trustees, and the fee.

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Family Law](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, Commonwealth
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-18
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the official form at fcfcoa.gov.au and the 5 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.

## When to use it

Use when parties have agreed parenting, financial or property arrangements and want the Federal Circuit and Family Court to make orders by consent without a contested proceeding, or to vary or discharge existing orders by consent.

## Used for these tasks

- [Draft the minute of consent orders from the settled terms](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law.md#A16-T1-R3-S2)
- [Prepare the retirement-benefit or superannuation-splitting steps list](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/prepare-the-retirement-benefit-or-superannuation-splitting-steps-list.md)
- [Draft a parenting plan or parenting orders from the arrangements sheet](https://ailawframework.com/practice/family-law/draft-a-parenting-plan-or-parenting-orders-from-the-arrangements-sheet.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may help draft the proposed orders inside the firm's settled order precedents and check the application against the kit checklist; the lawyer checks every order, every disclosure answer and the superannuation steps in each matter.

**AI may:**

- Draft proposed orders from settled terms using the firm's approved order precedents, for the lawyer to check line by line
- Check the completed application against the kit checklist and list unanswered questions and unticked Statement of Truth boxes
- Cross-check asset and liability figures in the application against the disclosure schedule and list differences
- Build the superannuation trustee notice timetable (28-day notice, objection period, filing date) for the lawyer to diarise

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide whether the orders are just and equitable or in the best interests of the children
- Must not calculate a superannuation interest value or base amount that is not checked against the Regulations and the fund's statement
- Must not complete or sign the Statement of Truth or the statement of independent legal advice

**The lawyer checks:**

- Orders are within power, binding on third parties only where the Act allows, and enforceable as drafted
- Superannuation splitting: 28-day notice served on the trustee, no objection received, proof of value attached, and liberty to apply included
- Leave sought as the first order and consent given at Question 10A if outside the s 44 time limit
- Application filed within 90 days of the first signed Statement of Truth
- Notice of child abuse, family violence or risk filed where parenting orders are sought

## Authorities

- [Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) ss 60CA and 60CC (best interests of the child), s 79 and s 90SM (property), s 44 (time limits), s 90XT (superannuation splitting)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00275/latest/text)
- [Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2025 (Cth) (valuation methods for superannuation interests)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2025L00178/latest/text)
- [Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 (Cth)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2021L01197/latest/text)
- [Family Law (Fees) Regulations 2022 (Cth)](https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2023L00022/latest/text)
- [Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, How do I apply for consent orders?](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/hdi/apply-consent-orders)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.fcfcoa.gov.au/fl/forms/app-consent-kit)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by fcfcoa.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-18.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/family-law/form-application-for-consent-orders and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*