Zur Erläuterung : das scheint eine australische Bezeichnung zu sein ... es gibt vereinzelt auch kanadische Fundstellen ...
https://www.lawsociety.com.au/sites/default/f...
The Practitioner’s Guide to Family Law
... 5.2 A first return date is generally the first occasion that your matter will be listed before the court. In the FCC, your matter is usually allocated to what is known as a ‘duty list’. A duty list is a list of matters (usually between 15–20 matters) that are all listed before the court on the same date and generally at the same time. ...
... 10.171.3 If the matter has been listed at short notice, on the first return date it will likely be listed in a duty list before a registrar for possible transfer to the judge running the duty list on that day ...
https://perth-divorce-lawyers.com/family-lawy...
... Duty List
A court list of cases before the court for their first hearing. At the first court event there is the the opportunity to potentially reach agreement on some or all matters. The hearing is conducted by either a Registrar, Magistrate or Judge. ...
