The Court’s five registries will combine from 3 February.
The new Supreme Court Registry will launch on 3 February
The new registry structure combines the Court’s five separate divisional registries – Principal Registry, Court of Appeal Registry, Criminal Registry, Common Law Team, and Commercial Court Registry – into one central registry.
The Supreme Court Registry will have two arms – Civil and Appeals & Crime.
The Civil arm will support the Common Law Division, Commercial Court, Costs Court, and incorporate the Office of the Prothonotary.
The Appeals & Crime arm will support the Court of Appeal and Criminal Division.
The new structure integrates expertise and responds to the changing needs of the Court and the community.
The Court appreciates the cooperation and patience of all court users as it transitions to the new structure.
Contact hours
From 3 February, phone enquiries will be open between 9am and 4.30pm. Phone numbers remain unchanged.
Chambers staff are not able to assist with registry enquiries.
Email contacts
Email inquiries may be made at any time and will be answered during business hours. Some Registry email contacts will change, check the Contact the Court page for current details.
Electronic filing
Electronic filing remains available at all times. Most documents should be filed through RedCrest. The RedCrest Hub contains numerous user guides and instructional videos to assist with common queries.
Prothonotary
Kate Clark has been appointed as the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court commencing 1 January 2025.
Probate Office
The new Registry structure does not impact the Probate Office.
Urgent applications
There is no change to the process for contacting the court for urgent applications.