Court of Appeal resources and legislation

Applications and information

Civil matters

• Civil case management process (PDF, 231.2 KB)
• Civil applications (PDF, 768.8 KB)
• Civil appeals (PDF, 706.1 KB)
• Guidelines for preparation of a civil appeal record book (PDF, 486.5 KB)

Criminal matters

• Criminal case management process (PDF, 223.9 KB)
• Appeals against criminal convictions (PDF, 603.3 KB)
• Application for leave to appeal against sentence (PDF, 523.8 KB)
• Criminal applications from the District Court  (PDF, 570.8 KB)

Resources

• Search and copy Court of Appeal documents
• Daily law list
• Supreme Court Library Queensland
• Robing policy – Queensland Courts and Tribunals (PDF, 97.2 KB)
• Naming convention - judicial officers  (PDF, 212 KB)
• Tools for representing yourself
• Transcripts and recordings
• Australasian Legal Information Institute (copies of judgments)

Legislation

The following legislation may help you in preparing your case for the Court of Appeal:

• Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 (particularly Chapter 18)
• Civil Proceedings Act 2011
• Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991
• Criminal Code Act 1899 (Qld) (particularly Chapter 67)
• Criminal Practice Rules 1999 (particularly Chapter 15)

Practice direction

The Supreme Court practice direction 3 of 2013 (PDF, 67.4 KB) contains important information about using the Court of Appeal.

Pending the revision of the Court of Appeal Practice Direction 3 of 2013, paragraph 17 of the Practice Direction is amended to state:

Parties may lodge a text searchable pdf version of the Outline of Argument with the Registry by email to CourtofAppeal.Registry@justice.qld.gov.au or alternatively a hard copy of the Outline of Argument may be lodged at the Registry. In addition, a copy of the Outline of Argument must be served upon each other party.