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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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.
| Practice note | Division | Date of publication | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
Practice Note No. 9 of 2015 Judicial Review and Appeals List This Practice Note takes effect from 1 January 2015. It replaces Practice Note No. 4 of 2009 - Judicial Review and Appeals List. It overtakes Notice to the Profession 2009 - Judicial Review and…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note No. 9 of 2015 Judicial Review and Appeals List (pdf 216.24KB) Practice Note No. 9 of 2015 Judicial Review and Appeals List (docx 62.95KB) | |
Notice to the Profession 2014 - Disclosure of Information This Notice concerns the disclosure of information in connection with civil proceedings in the Supreme Court of Victoria.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Notice to the Profession 2014 - Disclosure of Information (pdf 37.68KB) Notice to the Profession 2014 - Disclosure of Information (doc 486.00KB) | |
Practice Direction No 7 of 2014 Civil Appeals Practice Direction and Annexures This Practice Direction sets out the practice to be followed in the Court of Appeal in civil applications, including applications for leave to appeal, and appeals filed on or after 10 November 2014,…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Court of Appeal | Practice Direction No 7 of 2014 Civil Appeals Practice Direction and Annexures (pdf 390.17KB) Practice Direction No 7 of 2014 Civil Appeals Practice Direction and Annexures (doc 258.50KB) | |
Practice Note 8 of 2014 Commercial Arbitration Business The Practice Note sets out the guidelines and prescribed form of applications for all proceedings commenced in the Commercial Court - Arbitration List.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Commercial Court | Practice Note 8 of 2014 Commercial Arbitration Business (pdf 74.47KB) Practice Note 8 of 2014 Commercial Arbitration Business (doc 1.14MB) | |
Notice to Practitioners 2014 - International Wills The purpose of this notice is to advise practitioners that the Wills Amendment (International Wills) Act 2012 will commence operation on 10 March 2015.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Notice to the Profession | Notice to Practitioners 2014 - International Wills (pdf 38.30KB) Notice to Practitioners 2014 - International Wills (doc 56.00KB) | |
Notice to the Profession 2013 - Opening of the Commercial Court Registry The purpose of this notice is to advise practitioners of the commencement of the Commercial Court Registry from 6 November 2013.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Commercial Court | Notice to the Profession 2013 - Opening of the Commercial Court Registry (pdf 20.69KB) Notice to the Profession 2013 - Opening of the Commercial Court Registry (doc 61.50KB) | |
Revised instruction to the profession on civil appeal regime The purpose of this instruction is to advise the profession and litigants of impending changes to the civil appeals and civil applications regime in the Court of Appeal.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Revised instruction to the profession on civil appeal regime (pdf 598.38KB) Revised instruction to the profession on civil appeal regime (doc 649.50KB) | |
Practice Note 5 of 2014 Oppression Proceedings This practice note concerns applications under s 233 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) - oppressive conduct of the affairs of a company.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note 5 of 2014 Oppression Proceedings (pdf 216.86KB) Practice Note 5 of 2014 Oppression Proceedings (DOC 77.00KB) | |
Practice Note 6 of 2014 Post-Committal Directions As of 1 October 2014 the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court will introduce Post-Committal Directions Hearings within 24 hours of the completion of the committal hearing.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Criminal Division | Practice Note 6 of 2014 Post-Committal Directions (pdf 81.63KB) Practice Note 6 of 2014 Post-Committal Directions (DOC 74.00KB) | |
Practice Note 3 of 2014 RedCrest Electronic Case Management System This practice note is intended for users of the RedCrest electronic case management system.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | Practice Note 3 of 2014 RedCrest (pdf 303.98KB) Practice Note 3 of 2014 RedCrest (docx 266.77KB) |