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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
SC CC 5 RedCrest (Second revision) The purpose of this Practice Note is to outline the conduct of proceedings initiated on RedCrest, the electronic lodgement, court file and case administration system currently used in the Commercial…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Commercial Court | SC CC 5 RedCrest (Second revision) (docx 66.25KB) SC CC 5 RedCrest (Second revision) (pdf 213.27KB) | |
SC CC 8 Oppressive conduct in the affairs of a company (First revision) The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed for applications made pursuant to s 233 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). This revised version applies to all relevant…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Commercial Court | SC CC 8 Oppressive conduct in the affairs of a company (docx 54.26KB) SC CC 8 Oppressive conduct in the affairs of a company (pdf 244.07KB) | |
Specialist Lists 2017: Judges-in-Charge - Term 3 List of Judges-in-Charge of the Specialist Lists for 2017 – Term 3Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Notice to the Profession | Specialist Lists 2017: Judges-in-Charge - Term 3 (pdf 223.44KB) Specialist Lists 2017: Judges-in-Charge - Term 3 (docx 68.19KB) | |
SC GEN 11 Costs Court (First revison) The purpose of this Practice Note is to set out the practice in relation to various matters in the Costs Court. This Practice Note was issued on 27 June 2017 and commenced on 1 July 2017. It…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | SC GEN 11 Costs Court (First revison) (docx 63.35KB) SC GEN 11 Costs Court (First revison) (pdf 375.24KB) | |
SC CR 4 Sentencing Hearings (First revision) The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in sentencing hearings. This, revised, version took effect from 1 July 2017. It was replaced by a new version (Second…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Criminal Division | SC CR 4 Sentencing Hearings (doc 84.00KB) SC CR 4 Sentencing Hearings (pdf 173.84KB) | |
SC GEN 13 Examinations De Bene Esse This Practice Note commenced on 30 January 2017. It was replaced by a revised version on 1 June 2017.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | SC GEN 13 Examinations De Bene Esse (pdf 117.62KB) SC GEN 13 Examinations De Bene Esse (docx 49.25KB) | |
SC CR 2 Bail Applications and Appeals The purpose of this Practice Note is to centralise the administrative management of applications and appeals with respect to bail in the Registry and to specify the standard requirements necessary…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Criminal Division | SC CR 2 Bail Applications and Appeals (docx 53.06KB) SC CR 2 Bail Applications and Appeals (pdf 163.35KB) | |
SC CC 5 RedCrest (First revision) The purpose of this Practice Note is to outline the conduct of proceedings initiated on RedCrest, the electronic lodgement, court file and case administration system currently used in the Commercial…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Commercial Court | SC CC 5 RedCrest (First revision) (docx 65.55KB) SC CC 5 RedCrest (First revision) (pdf 210.65KB) | |
Proceedings in the Commercial Court Taxation List As from the date of this Notice, Victorian Taxation Appeals are to be initiated in the Commercial Court Taxation List. This Notice was replaced by a revised version which was issued on 21 December…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Notice to the Profession | Proceedings in the Commercial Court Taxation List (pdf 199.64KB) Proceedings in the Commercial Court Taxation List (docx 69.13KB) | |
SC GEN 5 Technology in Civil litigation The purpose of this Practice Note is to promote the effective use of technology in the conduct of civil litigation to reduce time and costs. This Practice Note sets out the Court’s expectations in…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | SC GEN 5 Technology in Civil litigation (docx 83.24KB) SC GEN 5 Technology in Civil litigation (pdf 204.47KB) |