Practice Notes and Administrative Notices are used to provide information to litigants and practitioners on particular aspects of the Court’s practice and procedure.
Practice Notes
Practice Notes are issued by the Chief Justice upon the advice of the Judges of the Court pursuant to the Court’s inherent power to control its own processes. In general,
practice notes are issued to:
complement particular legislative provisions or rules of court
set out procedures for particular types of proceedings
notify litigants and practitioners of particular matters which may require their attention.
Administrative Notices are issued by each District Registrar at the request, or with the agreement, of the Judges in the District Registry to which the notices relate. These Notices deal with local matters, such as the arrangements for the duty judge or the listing of particular types of matters (such as subpoena or corporations lists).
On 25 September 2009 the existing Practice Notes, Practice Directions and national and local Notices to Practitioners and Litigants were revoked, and new Practice Notes and Administrative Notices issued.
View the Comparative Table which indicates whether there is a new practice document (with the series and number) or that the previous practice document has not been replaced.
