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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 purpose of this Notice is to provide updated guidance to practitioners and litigants when commencing certain proceedings in respect of damages for personal injury arising out of the alleged abuse… | Notice to the Profession | Notice to the Profession - Institutional Liability List (pdf 269.53KB) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
SC CR 9 Joint Jurisdictional Practice Note for the Electronic Filing of Indictments This Practice Note was issued on 29 August 2019 and applies to all criminal trials in the Supreme Court. The purpose of this Practice Note is to outline the procedure to be followed in relation to… |
Criminal Division | SC CR 9 Joint Jurisdictional Practice Note for the Electronic Filing of Indictments (docx 51.52KB) SC CR 9 Joint Jurisdictional Practice Note for the Electronic Filing of Indictments (pdf 168.49KB) | |
| 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) | |
SC CR 1 Case Management Procedure for Criminal Trials (First revision) This Practice Note was issued on 1 January 2017 and replaced Practice Notes No. 4 of 2010 and No. 6 of 2014. The Practice Note, as revised, applies to all matters listed for post-committal… |
Criminal Division | SC CR 1 Case Management Procedure for Criminal Trials (First revision) (docx 45.95KB) SC CR 1 Case Management Procedure for Criminal Trials (First revision) (pdf 186.37KB) | |
| This Practice Note was issued on 1 January 2019. The Practice Note applies to all matters listed for post-committal directions hearings on or after 1 January 2019. Practice Note SC CR 1 (… | Criminal Division | SC CR 8 Case Management Procedure for Criminal Trials (docx 46.91KB) SC CR 8 Case Management Procedure for Criminal Trials (pdf 244.67KB) | |
| 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 (the First revision… | Common Law Division | SC CL 13 Property List (First revision) (docx 57.63KB) SC CL 13 Property List (First revision) (pdf 170.46KB) | |
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) |