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 The body of the Practice Note will contain its new operative date and a history of amendments and a copy of the superseded version will be retained in the Practice Notes Archive.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 Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Civil Circuit List. The List is a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court. This version… | Common Law Division | SC CL 1 Civil Circuit List (Second revision) (docx 70.46KB) SC CL 1 Civil Circuit List (Second revision) (pdf 260.55KB) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Dust Diseases List. This version of the Practice Note (the Second revision) replaces the previous version (the… | Common Law Division | SC CL 2 Dust Diseases List (Second revision) (docx 68.14KB) SC CL 2 Dust Diseases List (Second revision) (pdf 215.50KB) | |
| 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… | Common Law Division | SC CL 3 Personal Injuries List (Second revision) (docx 71.29KB) SC CL 3 Personal Injuries List (Second revision) (pdf 263.90KB) | |
| 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.… | Common Law Division | SC CL 5 Professional Liability List (First revision) (docx 83.23KB) SC CL 5 Professional Liability List (First revision) (pdf 182.01KB) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to set out practice in relation to various matters in the Costs Court. This Practice Note (the Second revision) commenced on 1 October 2018. It replaces the… | General | SC GEN 11 Costs Court (Second revision) (docx 75.00KB) SC GEN 11 Costs Court (Second revision) (pdf 394.91KB) | |
SC CL 8 Valuation Compensation and Planning List (First revision) The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Valuation, Compensation and Planning List. The List is a case management list within the Common Law Division of… |
Common Law Division | SC CL 8 Valuation Compensation and Planning List (First revision) (docx 58.73KB) SC CL 8 Valuation Compensation and Planning List (First revision) (pdf 180.73KB) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to describe the procedures to be followed in the Trusts, Equity and Probate List. The List is a case management list within the Common Law Division of the Court… | Common Law Division | SC CL 6 Trusts, Equity and Probate List (First revision) (docx 61.67KB) SC CL 6 Trusts, Equity and Probate List (First revision) (pdf 177.96KB) | |
| 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) | |
| The purpose of this Practice Note is to set out procedures in relation to appeals from Associate Judges. This version (the First revision), which comes in to effect from 10 July 2018 and applies… | General | SC GEN 8 Appeals from Associate Judges (First revision) (docx 53.47KB) SC GEN 8 Appeals from Associate Judges (First revision) (pdf 153.95KB) | |
| 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… | General | SC GEN 5 Technology in Civil Litigation (First revision) (docx 87.34KB) SC GEN 5 Technology in Civil Litigation (First revision) (pdf 294.84KB) |