Practice directions - Supreme Court

Practice directions are procedural guidelines issued by judges of the Supreme Court.

The directions are designed to complement existing legislation, rules and regulations and may refer to issues including the use of the court precinct, appearances by practitioners and parties, and case management.

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109 results found under Current

2023

2023/14–Wills and estates list (PDF, 95KB)
2023/13–Supervised case list for proceeding involving self-represented parties: civil jurisdiction (PDF, 157KB)
2023/12–Designation of court holidays (PDF, 102KB)
2023/11–Consent orders of the registrar (PDF, 143KB)
2023/10–Pronunciation of Names and Preferred Forms of Address (PDF, 103KB)
2023/09–Caseflow management–civil jurisdiction (PDF, 176KB)
2023/08–Class actions list (PDF, 103KB)
2023/01–Commercial List (PDF, 164KB)

2022

2022/18–Digitally recorded proceedings: Means of identifying proceedings, those appearing, and witnesses (PDF, 206KB)
2022/17–Scheme for pro bono mediation in proceedings involving self-represented litigants (PDF, 464KB)
2022/16–Applications for a no jury trial (PDF, 59KB)
2022/15–Designation of Court Holidays (PDF, 62KB)
2022/12–Applications (PDF, 153KB)
2022/06–Repeal of Practice Direction 24 of 2021 (PDF, 10KB)
2022/05–COVID-19 Excusal from jury service (PDF, 43KB)

2021

2021/20 - Repeal of practice direction 15 of 2013 (PDF, 29KB)
2021/18 - Designation of court holidays (PDF, 36KB)

2020

2020/18 - Designation of court holidays registry – 21 December 2020 to 1 January 2021 (PDF, 206KB)
2020/10 - Informal Wills/COVID-19 (Amended) (PDF, 46KB)
2020/09 - Admission to the legal profession (Amended) (PDF, 132KB)
2020/08 - Maximum hourly rate to be charged by court appointed costs assessors (PDF, 126KB)

2019

2019/27 - Questions referred by a court or tribunal pursuant to the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) (PDF, 43KB)
2019/15 - Designation of court holidays - Registry - 23 December 2019 to 3 January 2020 (PDF, 219KB)
2019/03 - Re-opening of Townsville Registry (PDF, 133KB)

2018

2018/23 - Repeal of Practice Direction 27 of 2014 - Serious drug offence certificates (PDF, 42KB)
2018/22 - Cost guidelines (PDF, 266KB)
2018/18 - Efficient conduct of civil litigation (PDF, 172KB)
2018/18 - Efficient conduct of civil litigation (DOCX, 38KB)
2018/17 - Designation of court holidays - Registry - 24 December 2018 to 4 January 2019 (PDF, 209KB)
2018/15 - Persons under a legal disability (PDF, 374KB)
2018/13 - Non-party access to bail files before hearing (PDF, 228KB)

2017

2017/18 - Repeal of practice directions (PDF, 28KB)
2017/17 - Designation of court holidays registry 25 December 2017 to 5 January 2018 (PDF, 187KB)
2017/14 - Rule 599(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules - Approval of publication (PDF, 57KB)

2016

2016/15 - Designation of court holidays - Registry - 26 December 2016 to 6 January 2017 (PDF, 206KB)
2016/05 - Applications for excusal from jury service (PDF, 32KB)

2015

2015/23 - Domestic violence offences (PDF, 125KB)
2015/19 - Designation of court holidays - Registry - 21 December 2015 to 1 January 2016 (PDF, 123KB)
2015/06 - Orders of the Registrar (PDF, 11KB)

2014

2014/20 - Designation of court holidays - Registry - 22 December 2014 to 2 January 2015 (PDF, 17KB)
2014/19 - Designation of court holidays - Registry - 10-19 November 2014 (PDF, 11KB)
2014/17 - Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law Supreme Court, Brisbane Accessways to remain clear (PDF, 183KB)
2014/09 - Management of controlled items in court precincts - AMENDED (PDF, 250KB)
2014/08 - Photography and Electronic devices in court buildings - AMENDED (PDF, 158KB)
2014/07 - Digitally recorded proceedings: means of identifying proceeding, those appearing, and witnesses (Amended) - Repeals 3/2006 (PDF, 191KB)
2014/06 - Interpreters – applications under the Bail Act 1980 or the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (PDF, 20KB)
2014/05 - Criminal listing procedures - Brisbane (PDF, 77KB)
2014/04 - Criminal jurisdiction - Supreme Court (PDF, 75KB)

2013

2013/19 - Substitution in court proceedings of Queensland Building and Construction Commission for Queensland Building Services Authority (PDF, 16KB)
2013/16 - Citation of authority (PDF, 24KB)
2013/12 - Designation of court holidays - 23 December 2013 to 3 January 2014 (PDF, 9KB)
2013/11 - Proceedings for damages for personal injuries arising out of motor vehicle accidents against Suncorp Metway Insurance Limited or Australian Associated Motor Insurers Limited: Substitution of AAI Limited (PDF, 16KB)
2013/07 - Interest rates (PDF, 13KB)
2013/06 - Case management in complex criminal trials (PDF, 34KB)
2013/05 - Technology standards for using Court DVD players for evidence presentation (PDF, 83KB)
2013/03 - Court of Appeal (PDF, 68KB)

2012

2012/33 - Proceedings under sections 195 and 199 of the Crime and Misconduct Act 2012 (PDF, 21KB)
2012/30 - Designation of court holidays registry - 24 December 2012 to 4 January 2013 (PDF, 76KB)
2012/29 - Party transferring business: Substitution of transferee (PDF, 15KB)
2012/22 - Interest on default judgments (PDF, 95KB)
2012/21 - Interest payable upon money order (PDF, 11KB)
2012/20 - Direct access briefing (amending Practice Direction 2 of 2006 (PDF, 24KB)
2012/15 - Designation of Court holidays (PDF, 19KB)
2012/11 - Supervised case list (PDF, 144KB)
2012/06 - Applications made under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (PDF, 34KB)

2011

2011/11 - Designation of Court holidays Registry – 26 December 2011 to 2 January 2012 (PDF, 13KB)
2011/10 - Use of technology for the efficient management of documents in litigation - repeals 2004/08 (PDF, 113KB)

2010

2010/12 - Designation of court holidays (PDF, 15KB)
2010/09 - Setting trial dates: Civil jurisdiction Brisbane (PDF, 235KB)
2010/05 - Application for leave by vexatious litigants (Amended) (PDF, 13KB)

2009

2009/04 - Designation of court holidays (PDF, 17KB)
2009/02 - Wills attested by only one witness: dispensation powers of Registrar (PDF, 16KB)

2008

2008/01 - Taking evidence by telephone and video link (PDF, 27KB)

2007

2007/06 - Interest on default judgments (PDF, 23KB)
2007/05 - Pay-roll tax appeals (PDF, 25KB)
2007/03 - Agreed or fixed costs (Amended) (PDF, 23KB)
2007/02 - Search orders (also known as 'Anton Piller orders') (PDF, 66KB)
2007/01 - Freezing orders (also known as 'Mareva orders' or 'asset preservation orders' (PDF, 47KB)

2005

2005/02 - Expert Evidence: Supreme Court (PDF, 18KB)

2004

2004/8C - Guidelines to Form 19 (PDF, 178KB)
2004/8B - Document Protocol (PDF, 151KB)
2004/8A - Form 19 - List of documents (DOC, 60KB)
2004/07 - Approval of publication (PDF, 16KB)

2003

2003/01 - Designation of Court Holidays-Supreme Court Registry (PDF, 21KB)

2002

2002/02 - Interest on Default Judgments (PDF, 9KB)
2002/01 - Civil Jury Trials (PDF, 11KB)

2001

2001/08 - Family Provision Applications (PDF, 23KB)
2001/06 - Interest on Default Judgments (PDF, 9KB)
2001/01 - Disposal of Charges of Summary Offences Sections 651 and Section 652, Criminal Code (PDF, 19KB)

2000

2000/09 - Interest on Default Judgments (PDF, 17KB)
2000/08 - Forms of Oath and Affirmation for Barristers and Solicitor (PDF, 11KB)
2000/07 - Opening and Closing Proceedings in The Supreme Court (PDF, 14KB)
2000/05 - Applications for Leave to Appeal Form of Material (PDF, 17KB)
2000/03 - Uniform Civil Procedure Rules-Part A Designation of Court Holidays -Supreme Court Registry-Part B Practice Directions and Notifications now Redundant (PDF, 25KB)

1999

1999/33 - Property Law Act s 289 (PDF, 20KB)
1999/27 - Registrar Powers to Hear Applications for Admission (PDF, 16KB)
1999/22 - Practice Directions and Notifications now Redundant (PDF, 31KB)
1999/11 - Continuing Status of Practice Directions Extant as at 1 July 1999 (PDF, 14KB)

1998

1998/19 - Interest on default judgments (PDF, 13KB)

1997

1997/08 - Interest on default judgments (PDF, 12KB)
1997/04 - Jury Act 1995 section 13 (PDF, 16KB)

1995

1995/25 - Execution of search warrants on solicitors' offices and barristers' chambers (PDF, 18KB)
1995/24 - Recognition in Queensland of Queen's Counsel and Senior Counsel (PDF, 17KB)
1995/15 - Interest on default judgments (PDF, 17KB)

1994

1994/09 - Interest on default judgments (PDF, 11KB)

1993

1993/03 - Interest on default judgments (PDF, 17KB)

1991

1991/23 - Use of extrinsic material in the interpretation of an act (PDF, 17KB)
1991/22 - Case Management for Civil proceedings (other than commercial causes) (PDF, 35KB)

1977

1977/01 - Appearances noted at Trial (PDF, 19KB)
Last reviewed
30 June 2023
Last updated
30 June 2023