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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The new Supreme Court (Chapter I Appendices A and B Amendment) Rules 2021 amended Chapter I of the Rules of the Supreme Court to alter the Scale of Costs in Appendices A and B so as to provide for an… | Appendices A and B 19 March 2021 (pdf 243.95KB) | ||
Double sided printing of court books and books of authorities This Notice sets out the practice to be followed in the Supreme Court of Victoria (including the Court of Appeal) in respect of the form in which court books and books of authorities are to be… |
Notice to the Profession | Double sided printing of court books and books of authorities (pdf 20.83KB) Double sided printing of court books and books of authorities (docx 64.59KB) | |
| Electronic filing ('eFiling') will be introduced in the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Victoria on 29 January 2019. From that date. eFiling will be mandatory for all criminal… | Criminal Division, Notice to the Profession | Electronic filing in the Criminal Division (pdf 112.39KB) | |
Fast Track Pilot - Motor Vehicle Accident Damages Proceedings The Supreme Court is introducing a pilot ‘fast-track’ case management procedure for single defendant, quantum only MVA Proceedings where the parties have participated in the Protocols. The Pilot is… |
Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - Fast Track Pilot Motor Vehicle Accident Damages Proceedings (docx 67.19KB) Notice to the Profession - Fast Track Pilot Motor Vehicle Accident Damages Proceedings (pdf 320.70KB) | |
| From 30 September 2019, a new Mortgage Recovery List will be established in the Commercial Court. The Mortgage Recovery List will be managed by Judicial Registrar Matthews. | Notice to the Profession | Mortgage Recovery List in the Commercial Court (docx 65.25KB) Mortgage Recovery List in the Commercial Court (pdf 292.86KB) | |
Notice to the Profession - Advice on temporary changes to Costs Court practice Advice on temporary changes to Costs Court practice as of 30 March 2020. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the following changes to Costs Court Practice will now apply from 30 March 2020. |
Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - Advice on temporary changes to Costs Court practice (pdf 138.24KB) | |
Notice to the profession - Applications in Associate Judges' Practice Court 2 |
Notice to the Profession | Notice to the profession - Applications in Associate Judges' Practice Court 2 (pdf 230.59KB) Notice to the profession - Applications in Associate Judges' Practice Court 2 (doc 658.50KB) | |
| This Notice relates to changes to file inspections and affidavits for proceedings in the Common Law Division and Commercial Court. | Common Law Division, Commercial Court, Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - Changes to File Inspections and Affidavits (pdf 241.50KB) Notice to the Profession - Changes to File Inspections and Affidavits (docx 105.04KB) | |
| This Notice to the Profession relates to criminal trials by judge alone pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009. | Criminal Division, Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - Trial by judge alone (pdf 236.94KB) | |
| Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - DX Service Ceasing - 28 October 2022 (pdf 145.00KB) |