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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Notice to the Profession - The passing of Queen Elizabeth II |
Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - Passing of the Queen (pdf 192.65KB) | |
Notice to the Profession - Update on advice of changes to Costs Court practice Following the adoption of changes to the Costs Court practice in relation to mediations and Directions Hearings, changes to Costs Court Practice will now apply from 22 March 2021. |
Costs Court | Notice to the Profession - Update on Costs Court Practice (pdf 285.72KB) | |
Notice to the Profession Corporations List – Hybrid proceedings As from the date of this Notice, proceedings initiated in the Corporations List that span across the jurisdiction of Judges and Associate Judges (Hybrid Proceedings) should be filed in the… |
Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession Corporations List Hybrid Proceedings 2020 (docx 67.20KB) Notice to the Profession Corporations List Hybrid Proceedings 2020 (pdf 197.57KB) | |
| From 1 June 2017 the Court of Appeal will commence a pilot of making audio-visual recordings of its criminal hearings publicly available through the Supreme Court of Victoria’s website. Some types of… | Notice to the Profession | Pilot webcasting of proceedings (as at 16 July 2018) (docx 48.34KB) Pilot webcasting of proceedings (as at 16 July 2018) (pdf 310.91KB) | |
Proceedings in the Commercial Court Taxation List (First revision) As from the date of this Notice, Victorian Taxation Appeals are to be initiated in the Commercial Court Taxation List. Commencing 2 January 2018, all Taxation List proceedings are to be filed in… |
Notice to the Profession | Proceedings in the Commercial Court Taxation List (First revision) (docx 70.70KB) Proceedings in the Commercial Court Taxation List (First revision) (pdf 199.43KB) | |
| This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal criminal applications for leave to appeal against conviction or sentence, and Crown appeals against sentence. | Court of Appeal | SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (Third revision) (docx 84.22KB) SC CA 1 Criminal Appeals (Third revision) (pdf 391.36KB) | |
| This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal criminal interlocutory appeals and reserved questions of law. | Court of Appeal | SC CA 2 - Interlocutory Appeals and Reserved Questions of Law in Criminal Proceedings (pdf 241.36KB) | |
| This Practice Note sets out the practice followed in Court of Appeal civil applications (including for leave to appeal) and appeals. | Court of Appeal | SC CA 3 Civil Appeals (docx 200.75KB) SC CA 3 Civil Appeals (pdf 839.23KB) | |
| This Practice Note sets out the practice to be followed in the Court of Appeal in dealing with second or subsequent applications for leave to appeal against conviction. | Court of Appeal | Practice Note SC CA 4 - Second and Subsequent Appeals (docx 46.96KB) Practice Note SC CA 4 - Second and Subsequent Appeals (pdf 266.26KB) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe and provide guidance on the procedures to be followed by practitioners and parties conducting litigation in the Commercial Court. It takes effect… | Commercial Court | SC CC 1 Commercial Court (Second Revision) (docx 81.95KB) SC CC 1 Commercial Court (Second Revision) (pdf 336.97KB) |