Court Documents
Any court document requires thoughtful and careful preparation and it is recommended that you seek legal advice to assist you with the preparation of any of these documents.
The list below sets out a number of different court forms. Although these documents are described as forms in the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005, these documents are probably better described as court documents. They are not forms where boxes simply have to be ticked and where basic explanations are required.
Most of these documents are prescribed (set down authoritatively, with the exception of bail court documents) in the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005. Because of this,if court documents are not in the appropriate from at the time of filing, they cannot be accepted by either the Supreme Court Registry or the Court of Appeal Registry (see Chapter 1 Order 27 Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005). In relation to the Trial Division, the Prothonotary has discretion whether or not to accept court documents (see Chapter 1 Order 27.06 Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005).
You should review and research statutes (Acts of Parliament) and rules of procedure referenced in the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 to ensure that the documents you are using are accurate and current. These court documents may or may not be appropriate in your particular case. The information on the Supreme Court web site is provided on the basis that persons accessing the web site undertake responsibility for assessing the relevance and accuracy of its content. Any desired outcome from your use of the court documents cannot be predicted or guaranteed.
Use the guide court document together with the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 to assist in the preparation of the modified court document. The instructions contained on the guide court documents and some modified court documents are there simply as a guide to preparing a court document for filing and serving on other parties.
Not all forms prescribed in the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 are listed here. Although more court documents will be added to this list at a later date, it is never intended that this site will contain all prescribed forms. If you have any queries as to what court document is appropriate for a particular application, please check the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2005 or contact:
- Supreme Court Registry on 9603 9300 or Court of Appeal Registry on 9603 6047
- Unrepresented Litigants' Coordinator on 9603 9240.