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Court sittings


GENERAL INFORMATION

​Court vacation begins on Monday, 18/12/23 and concludes on Friday, 26/01/2024.

​2024 Court term will commence on Monday 29/01/2024.

​Civil and Criminal trials will be held in places other than Sydney as and when the need arises.


​Court/List ​Particulars​ ​Sittings

​Court of Appeal

​Motions generally

​Monday 9:00 AM

​Summ​​​ons for leave to appeal (directions)

​Monday 2:30 PM

​Notice of Appeal (directions) callovers

​Wednesday 9:00 AM

​Summons (directions)

​Monday 9:45 AM

​Court of Criminal Appeal

​Hearings

​Sits every week.

Generally hears matters Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Check current Court of Criminal Appeal hearing and callover dates.

​Common Law Division

​Urgent applications before the Duty Judge

​Every day by arrangement with the Duty Judge's Associate

​Applications by summons or motion, Associate Judge (called over by a Registrar)

​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​Applications by summons or motion, Registrar

​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​Subpoenas, all Lists

​Monday to Friday 9.00 AM

​Administrative and Industrial Law List​

​Directions, Registrar

​​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​​Urgent applications before the Administrative and Industrial Law List Judge Justice Adamson or, if not available, to the Common Law Duty Judge

Every day by arrangement with the Judge's Associate​

​Bails List

​Bails Judge

​Monday to Thursday 10:00 AM

​Criminal List

Criminal List Judge: Justice Wilson

​Arraignments:

1st Friday of the month at 10:00 AM in Court 13A, unless otherwise indicated. 

*There will be no Arraignment List conducted in January.

 

The Arraignment List is heard via audio-visual link (AVL) only. Please note that the dial-in details will be issued to the parties by her Honour Justice Wilson's Tipstaff by COB the day prior to the list.



2023

​FEB
​*10.02.23
​MAR
​3.03.23
​APR
​14.04.23
​MAY
​5.05.23
​JUN
​2.06.23
​JUL
​7.07.23
​AUG
​4.08.23
​SEP
​1.09.23
​OCT
​6.10.23
​NOV
​3.11.23
​DEC
​8.12.23*


​Defamation List

​Motions and Arguments: Justice Rothman









The following Friday dates at 9:30 AM


2023*
​FEB
​17
​MAR
​31
​APR
​28
​MAY
​26
​JUN
​30
​JUL
​28
​AUG
​25
​SEP
​29
​OCT
​27
​NOV
​24
​DEC
​15


* Practitioners and litigants should check the Court List after 3.30 PM each Thu before the List as listing times may change.

​General Case Management List

​Directions hearings, Registrar

​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​Possession List

​Notices of motion, directions hearings & show cause conferences, Registrar

​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​Directions, Judge:
Justice Davies

​By arrangement with the Registrar

​Professional Negligence List

Directions Hearings /​Motions

Justice Cavanagh,

except for those dates marked* where Registrar Jones will sit


​The following Friday dates at 9:30AM

2023
​FEB
​3
​MAR
​3
​APR
​14
​MAY
​5
​JUN
​2
​JUL
7​
​AUG
4​
​SEP
​1
​OCT
​6
​NOV
3
​DEC
​1



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Court/List ​​Particulars ​​Sittings

​Equity Division
​General List

​Urgent applications before the Duty Judge

​Every day by arrangement with the Duty Judge's Associate


​Referrals to the Duty Judge (called over by the Registrar)

​Monday to Thursday* 10:00 AM

*Urgent matters may be listed on Friday after consultation with the registrar

​Other directions and motions, Registrar

​Monday to Thursday* 9:30am

*Urgent matters may be listed on Friday after consultation with the registrar

​Subpoenas, all Lists

​Monday to Friday 9:00 AM

​Admiralty List

​Applications for directions
Justice Slattery

​Thursday 9:30 AM

​Applications for motions
Justice Slattery

​Thursday 9:30 AM

​Adoptions List

​Applications before the Court
Justice Stevenson

​By arrangements with the Adoptions List Judge's Associate

​Commercial List

​Urgent applications before the Commercial List Duty Judge

​Every day by arrangement with the Duty Judge's Associate

​Applications for directions
Justice Ball

​Friday 10:00 AM

​Applications for motions
Justice Ball

​Friday 9:15 AM

​Commercial Arbitration List

​Callover by the List Judge of all applications
Justice Ball

​2nd Tuesday of the month at 9:30 AM, or such earlier time as the nature of the case requires

​Corporations List

​Urgent applications before the Corporations List Judge Justice  Black

​Every day by arrangement with the List Judge's Associate

​Corporations matters, Judge​
​Justice Black

​Monday 10:00 AM

​Corporations List interlocutory matters, Judge
Justice Black

​Monday 9:15 AM

​Proceedings relating to corporations, Registrar

Monday to Thursday* 9:00 AM

*Urgent matters may be listed on Friday after consultation with the registrar​


​Available dates for examinations in the Corporations List

​Examinations will commence at 11.00 AM and conclude at 4.00 PM. The total time for each listing is four hours per day.

Available dates at 12.05.23

  • May 2023: 30,31

  • Jun. 2023:  5-9,14,19,22,23,26-30

  • Jul. 2023: 4-7,10-12,14,17, 19-21,26-28,31

  • Aug. 2023: 1-4, 10,11,16-18,21-25,28-31

​Expedition List (Equity)
Motion before the Expedition Judge:
Justice Parker

Friday 9:30 AM


​Family Provision List

​Before the Family Provision List Judge
Justice Hallen

Friday- Motions 9.30 AM 

Friday- Directions at 10.00 AM

Practitioners and litigants should check the Court List after 3:30 PM each Thursday before the List as listing times are subject to change.

Probate List

​Applications and directions before Justice Hallen 


​Monday -  09.00 AM

Practitioners and litigants should check the Court List after 3.30 PM each Friday before the List as listing times are subject to change.

​Protective List

​Applications before the Judge
Justice Lindsay

​Monday 10:00 AM

​Applications before the Registrar (all Protected Estates Act applications)

​Monday:

10:00 AM​

​Real Property List

NOTICE TO PRACTIONERS (issued 04.10.22, updated 14.02.23)

​​Before the Real Property List Judge
Justice Peden

​*Friday 9.15 AM - Applications and Directions are generally listed commencing at 9.15 AM every Friday.

Practitioners and litigants should check the Court List after 3:30 PM each Thursday before the List as listing times are subject to change.

No Lists on:

  • 16/12/22
  • 09/06/23
  • 21/07/23
  • 08/09/23
  • 29/09/23
  • 15/12/23

​Revenue List

​Applications before
Justice Richmond

Contact Associate for a date

​Technology & Construction List

​Applications for directions:
Justice Ball

​Friday 10:00 AM

​Applications for motions:
Justice Ball

​Friday 9:15 AM




Gaol delivery dates

 

​​Each year as soon as practicable after:

15 February

15 May

15 August

15 November

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