Advice for practitioners

COVID-19 Update

During the lockdown period, practitioners and parties are advised that, in order to avoid personal appearances for the hearing of directions hearings, reviews and applications listed in Brisbane, appearances on all such matters should be by telephone.

The party with the onus should email the relevant Associate a single electronic appearance slip recording all proposed appearances.  Having ascertained relevant details from the other parties. That email should also include the proposed agreed order or the competing versions of orders sought.

Any order should be sent to the relevant Associate by 4.00pm the day before the listed appearance date. The Associate will, upon receipt, email the parties with the details for telephone appearances.

A Planning and Environment Court drop box will be placed on the ground floor for parties to place material that may be relied on in court in the next day. The material will be collected by the Associate at 4.00pm each day.

Final Orders and Judgments over 2 pages long should also be placed in the drop box as the Associate will not be printing out large documents.

The above requirements override any other advice on the Qld Courts website regarding appearances in person before the Planning and Environment Court. These requirements will remain in place during the current, or an extended, lockdown period.