Common Law (Federal & State Jurisdictions)
Australia's legal system operates across federal and state jurisdictions, each with distinct courts, legislation, and procedural requirements. Our Australian legal matter plans cover family law, property conveyancing, criminal defence, employment disputes, wills & estates, commercial litigation, and more, to provide practitioners with structured, step-by-step checklists aligned to each state's rules of court and statutory frameworks.
The Open Matter Plans Network gives Australia legal practitioners 303 free, practitioner-grade matter plan templates spanning 16 practice areas across 5 jurisdictions. Each plan is a structured checklist that walks your team through every stage of a matter - from initial instructions to file closure - with estimated time units, key dates, and role assignments built in. Use them directly or export to CSV for your practice management system.
Every plan in the Australia library is maintained by verified legal practitioners and aligned to the SALI Alliance Legal Matter Standard Specification, making them compatible with legal AI workflows and PMS integrations. Plans are community-reviewed, version-controlled, and updated when legislation or court rules change - so you can trust they reflect current Australia procedural requirements.
Select your state or territory above to find the jurisdiction-specific templates your practice needs. Alongside 108 master plans, the library includes 195 specialist derivative plans covering specific party roles and procedural variants.
What Australia legal matter plan templates are available?
The Open Matter Plans Network provides 303 free Australia legal matter plan templates across 16 practice areas and 5 jurisdictions. Areas covered include Family Law, Real Estate, Wills & Estates, and more. Each plan is a structured, step-by-step checklist aligned to Australia's court rules and SALI taxonomy.
Are the Australia legal matter plans free to use?
Yes. All Australia legal matter plans on the Open Matter Plans Network are free to access and use. Plans can be browsed online, exported to CSV, or accessed via the JSON API for direct integration with your practice management system.
How are Australia matter plans structured?
Each Australia matter plan contains multiple stages (e.g., instructions, investigation, preparation, finalisation), with individual tasks under each stage. Tasks include estimated time units, role assignments, and key date fields - giving you a complete workflow from first instruction through to matter closure.
When a practice-management system opens a matter at this level, these are the canonical fields it receives - resolved through the field-set hierarchy (base → area of law → geography → plan). Fields added at this levelare shown below, with inherited tiers beneath; each set's page has the full resolved table. How this works.
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