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Practice Notes provide information about particular aspects of the Court's practice, procedure and organisation. They sit alongside the Rules of Court to provide guidance in relation to the conduct of proceedings. Lawyers with the conduct of proceedings are expected to be familiar with their content and act in accordance with that guidance unless directed otherwise.

From 30 January 2017 the Court introduces a new system of publishing and organising its Practice Notes to make them easier to locate and navigate and ensure the information provided is up to date.

Each Practice Note is designated with the letter "SC" followed by an abbreviation denoting the Division of the Court to which it applies or the General designation followed by a number.

SC CA Court of Appeal
SC CC Commercial Court
SC CL Common Law Division
SC CR Criminal Division
SC GEN General

Where changes are made to a Practice Note, it will retain its designation. The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.

Notices to the Profession provide information to practitioners about matters of a more temporal nature such as advising which judges are responsible for which specialist lists for the year; reminders to the profession about certain rules and practices if it appears there is confusion or non-compliance and notices from the Prothonotary or a Registrar about a matter of registry practice.

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SC Gen 22 Associate Judges’ Applications List

This Practice Note replaces the Notice to the Profession Applications in Associate Judges’ Practice Court (Court 2).
Practice Court (Common Law) SC Gen 22 Associate Judges' Applications List Practice Note (docx 78.12KB) SC Gen 22 Associate Judges' Applications List Practice Note (pdf 297.65KB) AJAL application form (pdf) (pdf 122.44KB) AJAL application form (Word) (doc 211.50KB)

Notice to the Profession - Legal costs and GST

Notice to the Profession on changes to the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 and Practice Note SC GEN 11 Costs Court.
Notice to the Profession Notice to the Profession - Legal Costs and GST (docx 59.52KB) Notice to the Profession - Legal Costs and GST (pdf 151.87KB)

Notice to the Profession - Commercial Court - schemes of arrangement

This Notice to the Profession should be read in conjunction with Practice Note SC CC 9 Schemes of arrangement.
Commercial Court Notice to the Profession - Commercial Court - Schemes of Arrangement (pdf 627.92KB)

SC CC 1 Commercial Court

Commercial Court SC CC 1 Commercial Court (docx 81.66KB) SC CC 1 Commercial Court (pdf 512.04KB)

Notice to the Profession — Commercial Court Short/Expedited cases list

The main purpose of this Notice to the Profession is to provide information about a new list for the hearing and determination of urgent matters and shorter trials.
Commercial Court Notice to the Profession — Commercial Court Short/Expedited cases list (docx 197.66KB) Notice to the Profession — Commercial Court Short/Expedited cases list (pdf 427.25KB)

Notice to the Profession - Criminal appeals extension of time

Court of Appeal Criminal Division Notice to the Profession - Extensions of time (pdf 169.46KB)

SC CL 8 Valuation Compensation and Planning List

The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Valuation, Compensation and Planning List. The List is a case management list within the Common Law Division of…
Common Law Division SC CL 8 Valuation Compensation and Planning List (docx 62.41KB) SC CL 8 Valuation Compensation and Planning List (pdf 259.16KB)

Notice to the Profession - Statutory Demands

The purpose of this notice is to give effect to the Overarching Purpose of the Civil Procedure Act 2010 (Vic) (‘CPA’) by facilitating the just, efficient, timely and cost-efficient resolution of Set…
Notice to the Profession Notice to the Profession - Statutory Demands (docx 72.74KB) Notice to the Profession - Statutory Demands (pdf 351.80KB)

SC CR 3 Expert evidence in criminal trials

The amended Practice Note SC CR 3 was reissued on 1 June 2025.
Criminal Division SC CR 3 - Expert evidence in criminal trials (docx 71.86KB) SC CR 3 - Expert evidence in criminal trials (pdf 278.53KB)

SC CR 12 Fast-track process for homicide matters

Criminal Division SC CR 12 - Fast track process for homicide matters (docx 63.83KB) SC CR 12 - Fast track process for homicide matters (pdf 262.75KB)