Practice Notes

Central Practice NoteDate
Central Practice Note: National Court Framework and Case Management (CPN-1)10 Aug 2022
National Practice Area (NPA) and Sub-area Practice NotesDate 
Administrative and constitutional law and human rights (ACLHR-1)20 Dec 2019
Admiralty and maritime (A&M-1)20 Dec 2019
Commercial and corporations (C&C-1)9 Nov 2022
Commercial arbitration (CA-1)21 Dec 2021
Defamation (DEF-1)12 Nov 2019
Employment and industrial relations (E&IR-1)20 Dec 2019
Federal crime and related proceedings (CRIME1)15 May 2017
General and personal insolvency sub-area (GPI-1)5 Jul 2022
Intellectual property (IP-1)20 Dec 2019
Migration (MIG-1)7 Mar 2022
Migration - Removal from Australia of immigration detainees who have proceedings before the Court (MIG-2)7 Mar 2022
Native title (NT-1)25 Oct 2016
Taxation (TAX-1)20 Dec 2019
General Practice Notes (GPN)Date 
Access to documents and transcripts (GPN-ACCS)10 Feb 2023
Class actions (GPN-CA)20 Dec 2019
Consent orders involving a federal tribunal (GPN-TRIB) 25 Oct 2016
Costs (GPN-COSTS)25 Oct 2016
Cross-border insolvency: Cooperation with foreign courts or foreign representatives (GPN-XBDR)31 Jan 2020
eBooks (GPN-eBOOKS)17 Aug 2022
Enforcement, endorsement and contempt (GPN-ENF)25 Oct 2016
Expert evidence (GPN-EXPT)25 Oct 2016
Foreign judgments (GPN-FRGN)12 Aug 2024
Freezing orders (GPN-FRZG)25 Oct 2016
Interest on judgments (GPN-INT)18 Sep 2017
Lists of authorities and citations (GPN-AUTH)21 Sep 2022
Overseas service and evidence (GPN-OSE)12 Aug 2024
Referee and assessor (GPN-REF)3 Nov 2022
Schemes of Arrangement (GPN-SOA)13 Oct 2023
Search orders (GPN-SRCH)25 Oct 2016
Subpoenas and notices to produce (GPN-SUBP)25 Oct 2016
Survey evidence (GPN-SURV)25 Oct 2016
Technology and the Court (GPN-TECH)25 Oct 2016
Usual undertaking as to damages (GPN-UNDR)25 Oct 2016
Working with interpreters (GPN-INTERP)24 Mar 2023
Appeals Practice Notes (APN)Date 
Practice Information Note APP 1: Case management of Full Court and appellate matters (APP 1)  
Practice Note APP 2: Content of appeal books and preparation for hearing (APP 2) reissued17 Aug 2022

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