Tech riderRev. 7 Oct 2026
eLodgment
- 1Runs onWeb
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Court coverageFederal Court of Australia; Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (General Federal Law)
- 4Filing status trackingYes
- 5Electronic serviceNo
- 6Supported platformsweb
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: fedcourt.gov.au

Overview
eLodgment is ranked #9 of 24 in legal e-filing software on Specifiction. It runs on Web. There is a free plan.
eLodgment plans and pricing
All planseLodgment Free No fee to use the service · court fees may apply to particular document types fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
Compared on legal e-filing software
- Free plan
- Yesfedcourt.gov.au
- Court coverage
- Federal Court of Australia; Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (General Federal Law)fedcourt.gov.au
- Filing status tracking
- Yesfedcourt.gov.au
- Electronic service
- Nofedcourt.gov.au
- Supported platforms
- webfedcourt.gov.au
Facts
- Purpose
- eLodgment is a web-based service for electronically filing documents in Federal Court and Federal Circuit and Family Court General Federal Law proceedings.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Eligible users
- Practitioners, law firms, corporate bodies, and self-represented litigants can register, but third parties such as interveners cannot lodge documents on a file through eLodgment.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Filing capabilities
- Users can lodge initiating and supporting documents and file documents on existing matters when they know the file number.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Registered users can lodge documents any day and at any time, while lodgments received after 4:30pm are deemed filed the next business day.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Templates
- Large-volume users can create customisable templates that save standard data for reuse in future lodgments.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Document access
- Users can monitor lodgment progress and retrieve processed documents from Lodgment History, but documents remain accessible in eLodgment for three months.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- File constraints
- The checklist allows .docx, .pdf, .rtf, .xls, .xlsx, and .jpg uploads, with a 30MB limit per file, and disallows PDF Portfolios and PDFs with Attachments.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Fees
- There is no fee to use eLodgment, although filing particular document types may incur court fees payable by card or account.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Integration
- eLodgment and eCourtroom share single sign-on, and participants can file documents from an eCourtroom discussion and access accepted documents there.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Payment options
- Users can pay applicable fees by credit card or, if approved, use a court account invoiced monthly.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Registration
- First-time users must register, and approval may take up to one business day.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The Court says eLodgment uses SSL with 128-bit keys and that card details are encrypted and transmitted to ANZ without being stored by the Court or its technology service provider.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can contact their local Federal Court registry for lodgment status or procedural questions and email [email protected] about registration or using the service.fedcourt.gov.au · 7 Oct 2026
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Sources
- fedcourt.gov.au/online-services/elodgment/faq-started· checked 7 Oct 2026
- fedcourt.gov.au/online-services/elodgment· checked 7 Oct 2026
- fedcourt.gov.au/security· checked 7 Oct 2026