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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 CL 3 Personal Injuries List The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide guidance on the procedures to be followed in the Personal Injuries List, a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court. This…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Common Law Division | SC CL 3 Personal Injuries List (docx 59.47KB) SC CL 3 Personal Injuries List (pdf 144.04KB) | |
SC GEN 7 Transcript in Civil Proceedings The purpose of this Practice Note is to set out the requirement for transcript in civil proceedings in the Trial Division. This Practice Note commenced on 30 January 2017 and will apply to all…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | SC GEN 7 Transcript in Civil Proceedings (docx 54.71KB) SC GEN 7 Transcript in Civil Proceedings (pdf 147.80KB) | |
SC CC 8 Oppressive conduct in the affairs of a company This Practice Note commenced on 30 January 2017 and was replaced by a revised version issued on 19 July 2017.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Commercial Court | SC CC 8 Oppressive conduct in the affairs of a company (docx 53.35KB) SC CC 8 Oppressive conduct in the affairs of a company (pdf 243.25KB) | |
SC GEN 10 Conduct of Group Proceedings (Class Actions) The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide guidance on the management and conduct of group proceedings (class actions) managed within the Supreme Court of Victoria in the Common Law Division and…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | SC GEN 10 Conduct of Group Proceedings (Class Actions) (docx 62.70KB) SC GEN 10 Conduct of Group Proceedings (Class Actions) (pdf 201.30KB) | |
SC CL 11 Employment and Industrial List The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide guidance on the operation of the Employment and Industrial List, a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court. The purpose of the…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Common Law Division | SC CL 11 Employment and Industrial List (docx 60.75KB) SC CL 11 Employment and Industrial List (pdf 179.37KB) | |
SC GEN 6 Judicial Mediation Guidelines The purpose of this Practice Note is to set out the guidelines for the referral of civil proceedings to judicial mediation and the procedures for the conduct of judicial mediations.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
General | SC GEN 6 Judicial Mediation Guidelines (docx 56.47KB) SC GEN 6 Judicial Mediation Guidelines (pdf 138.60KB) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Major Torts List. The List is a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court. The List is… Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Common Law Division | SC CL 4 Major Torts List (docx 62.67KB) SC CL 4 Major Torts List (pdf 184.15KB) | |
SC CL 5 Professional Liability List The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Professional Liability List. The List is a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court.…Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Common Law Division | SC CL 5 Professional Liability List (docx 60.54KB) SC CL 5 Professional Liability List (pdf 148.25KB) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide guidance on the operation of the Property List, a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court.
This version was replaced by a… Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Common Law Division | Practice Note SC CL 13 Property List (docx 55.45KB) Practice Note SC CL 13 Property List (pdf 152.81KB) | |
SC CL 7 Testators Family Maintenance List The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Testators Family Maintenance List. The List is a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court.Note: This practice note has been archived. |
Common Law Division | SC CL 7 Testators Family Maintenance List (docx 65.27KB) SC CL 7 Testators Family Maintenance List (pdf 160.64KB) |