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Items recently uploaded onto the ACT Courts website:

Notice to Practitioners - Registrars Criminal Directions List - change of list day
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
13 March 2024

Notice to Practitioners - Supreme Court mediation dates - 2024 Civil mediation blocks
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
8 March 2024

Notice to Practitioners - Supreme Court Registrar listing days and times
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
5 March 2024

Practice Direction No 1 of 2024 - Pilot Circle Sentencing List Procedure
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
15 February 2024

Notice to Practitioners - Supreme Court mediation dates - 2024 Civil mediation blocks
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
14 February 2024

Notice to Practitioners - Possible interruptions to in-custody transfers
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
5 February 2024

Notice to Practitioners - Changes to Listing Arrangements
Childrens Court of the Australian Capital Territory
25 January 2024

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting – Swearing in of Magistrate Burt
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
24 January 2024

Practice Direction - 2 of 2024 – Galambany Court (commences 5 February 2024)
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
24 January 2024

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Jayke Fleury
19 January 2024

Notice to Practitioners - Changes in Times for Registrar's Lists on 29 January 2024
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
22 January 2024

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Jake Walden
5 January 2024

Notice to Practitioners - Change to listing arrangements for Civil and Family and Personal Violence proceedings
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
21 December 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial sitting to mark the commencement of the Legal Year 2024
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
19 December 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Changes to Criminal Listings
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
14 December 2023

Practice Direction - 1 of 2024 Adult Criminal Matters (commences 11 January 2024)
Annexure A; Annexure B; Annexure C
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
14 December 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting to mark the commencement of the Legal Year 2024
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
12 December 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Supreme Court mediation dates - 2024 Civil mediation blocks
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
12 December 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Compliance Issues - Civil Proceedings
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
24 November 2023

Practice Direction 1 of 2023 - Protocol for media in the ACT Supreme Court - Form: Application to record/broadcast a sentence decision
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
14 November 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Bows Ceremony – 24 November 2023 at 9:30am
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
9 November 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Callover on 20 November 2023
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
30 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Supreme Court mediation dates - 2024 Civil mediation blocks
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
30 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Christmas Sitting Dates and Shutdown 2023/2024
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
30 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Civil Block Listing Periods and Civil Mediation Blocks for 2024
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
26 October 2023

Notice to practitioners - Commencement of the Law Term 2024
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
25 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Family and Personal Violence Hearings under the Family Violence Act 2016 and Personal Violence Act 2016
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
UPDATED - 25 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Block Listing Periods for 2024
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
18 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Conference days – 19 and 20 October 2023
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
18 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Case Conferencing 2024
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
12 October 2023

Amended Notice to Practitioners - Reduced Counter Services– 19 and 20 October 2023
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
11 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Appearances via AVL or Telephone in the Registrar’s lists – Leave and short minutes of order
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
11 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Registrar’s Criminal Directions Lists
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
11 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Request for in-chambers orders – Registrar’s list
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
11 October 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Drafting Orders
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
11 October 2023

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Ty Bonfield
13 September 2023

Speech given by Justice Taylor - Ceremonial Sitting for the Swearing In of Justice Taylor - 25 August 2023
31 August 2023

Practice Direction - Criminal 1 of 2023 Interpreters in criminal matters
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
22 August 2023

Notice to Practitioners - September block listing of hearings under the Family Violence Act 2016 and Personal Violence Act 2016
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
22 August 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Junior Counsel
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
18 August 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Message from the Chief Justice
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
7 August 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting - Swearing in of Justice Taylor
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
3 August 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting - Swearing in of Justice Louise Taylor
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
28 July 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Callover on 31 July 2023
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
28 July 2023

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Douglas Weldon
24 July 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List - Courtroom Change from 24 July 2023
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
14 July 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Supreme Court Listing Days and Times - Changes to Registrar’s Lists
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
11 July 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Central Civil Listing Dates 2024
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
30 June 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Central Criminal Listing Dates 2024
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
30 June 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Court of Appeal Listing Dates 2024
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
30 June 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Amendments to the Court Procedures Rules 2006 - Interrogatories
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
30 June 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Special Sitting Arrangements on 6 July 2023
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
28 June 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Supreme Court mediation dates - Civil mediation blocks
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
8 May 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Callover on 1 May 2023
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
28 April 2023

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Michael Seymour
13 April 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting - Swearing in of Justice McWilliam - change of time
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
12 April 2023

WITHDRAWAL - Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting - Swearing in of Justice McWilliam
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
12 April 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting Justice McWilliam
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
2 May 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Cancellation of Criminal Case Conferencing – April 2023
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
29 March 2023

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Stephen Foster
24 March 2023

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Janice Lee Green
17 March 2023

Notice to Practitioners - First bail application to be in person
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
17 March 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Change of date - Criminal Callover on 20 March 2023
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
15 March 2023

Notice to Practitioners - April block list of hearings under the Family Violence Act 2016 and Personal Violence Act 2016
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
8 March 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting – retirement of Magistrate Lisbeth Campbell
Magistrates Court of the Australian  Capital Territory
28 February 2023

Judges of the ACT Supreme Court are seeking applications for positions as an associate to commence as follows:
  • Chief Justice McCallum: January 2024, July 2024
  • Justice Mossop: June 2023, January 2024, June 2024, January 2025
  • Justice Loukas-Karlsson: January 2024, June 2024
  • More information

Notice to Practitioners - Change of Time Originating Applications Directions
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
23 February 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Change to Courtroom Numbers
Magistrates Court of the Australian  Capital Territory
17 February 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting – Retirement of Special Magistrate Hunter
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
3 February 2023

Speech given by Chief Justice McCallum - Ceremonial Sitting to mark the commencement of the Legal Year 2023 - 30 January 2023
31 January 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Enforcement Hearing List
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
25 January 2023

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting - Swearing in of Magistrate Temby
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
25 January 2023

Speech given by Justice Baker - Ceremonial Sitting for the Swearing In of Justice Baker - 25 November 2022
12 December 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Case Conferencing - 2023
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
5 December 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Commencement of the Law Term  2023
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
29 November 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting to mark the commencement of the Legal Year 2023
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
29 November 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting – Retirement of Special Magistrate Hunter
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
28 November 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Christmas Sitting dates and Shutdown 2022/2023
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
28 November 2022

Speech delivered by Chief Justice McCallum at the annual joint presentation for the Ngara Yura Committee of the Judicial Commission of NSW and the Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History on 10 November 2022
24 November 2022

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Graham O'Neil
14 November 2022

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Daniel Mark Lovelock
4 November 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting to mark the retirement of Justice Elkaim
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
2 November 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting – Swearing in of Justice Baker
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
2 November 2022

Keynote Speech delivered by Justice Loukas-Karlsson on 31 May 2022 at the Diverse Women in Law Mentoring Program Launch in Sydney
6 October 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Case Conferencing - October 2022
20 September 2022

Notice to Practitioners - National Day of Mourning Queen Elizabeth II – Thursday 22 September 2022
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
12 September 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Public Holiday 22 September 2022 – National Day of Mourning Queen Elizabeth II
Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
12 September 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting to mark the commencement of the Legal Year 2023
5 September 2022

ACT Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List: Process and Outcome Evaluation Final Report 
9 August 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting – Swearing in of Justice Belinda Baker
8 August 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting  to mark the retirement of Justice Michael Elkaim
8 August 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List - Recommencement of referrals
5 August 2022

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Blair Pearson
29 July 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Civil Block Listing Periods and Civil Mediation Blocks for 2023 - ACT Magistrates Court
28 July 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Callover on 22 August 2022
26 July 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Block Listing Periods for 2023 - ACT Magistrates Court
26 July 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Central Criminal Listing Periods 2023
30 June 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Central Civil Listing Periods 2023
30 June 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Court of Appeal Sitting Dates 2023
30 June 2022

Revocation of order made under s 50 Court Procedures Act 2004
22 June 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting  to mark the retirement of Magistrate Morrison
17 June 2022

Practice Direction 1 of 2022 -  Galambany Court - ACT Magistrates Court
26 May 2022

Practice Direction 2 of 2022 – Citation of Authority
25 May 2022

Practice Direction 1 of 2022 – Communication with Chambers
25 May 2022

Updated Order under section 50 Court Procedures Act 2004 regarding COVID-19
25 May 2022

Applications sought for positions as Associate to Ms Belinda Baker, incoming Judge of the Supreme Court of the ACT
23 May 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Registrar's Listing Hearings
18 May 2022

“Establishment of Drug Courts” - Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia Conference, 6 May 2022
9 May 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Probate Matters - Caveat searches
2 May 2022

Speech delivered by Chief Justice McCallum at the Ceremonial Sitting for the Admission of Lawyers 8 April 2022
13 April 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Updated Central Civil Listing Dates 2022
8 April 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Updated Central Criminal Listing Dates 2022
8 April 2022

ACT Coroner's Court Annual Report 2020-2021
30 March 2022

Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell - Women Lawyer’s Association International Women’s Day Breakfast
3 March 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Ceremonial Sitting – Swearing in of Justice Geoffrey Kennett
16 March 2022

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of David Peadon
11 March 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting – Swearing in of Justice Geoffrey Kennett
11 March 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Change to Court Commencement time on 15 March 2022
10 March 2022

Speech given by Chief Justice McCallum - Ceremonial Sitting for the Swearing In of Chief Justice McCallum
8 March 2022

Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell - Ceremonial Sitting to Mark the Retirement of Chief Justice Murrell
4 March 2022

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Alexander Saunders
4 March 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting of the ACT Magistrates Court
3 March 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Change to Probate Notice advertising requirements
25 February 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List - Pause on new referrals
22 February 2022

Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell  at the Ceremonial Sitting on the Occassion of the Opening of the Legal Year 2022
17 February 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial sitting to mark the commencement of the Legal Year 2022 - Updated arrangements
21 January 2022

Notice to Practitioners - Delay in Resumption of In-Person Court Appearances
11 January 2022

Industrial Court Practice Direction 1/2021 - Proceedings under the Workers Compensation Act 1951
14 December 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting – Swearing in of Chief Justice McCallum
13 December  2021

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting to mark the retirement of Chief Justice Murrell
13 December  2021

Notice to Practitioners - Swearing in of Chief Justice McCallum
6 December 2021

Updated - Practice Direction 2 of 2018 - Criminal Case Conferences
6 December 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Resumption of In-Person Court appearances
6 December 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Return to Magistrates Court Operations
30 November 2021

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of  Katherine Skupien on 26 March 2021
30 November 2021

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of  Lochlan Hinder on 7 May 2021
30 November 2021

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of  Robert Bessant on 19 November 2021
30 November 2021

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of  Dean Simonds on 19 November 2021
30 November 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting to mark the retirement of Chief Justice Murrell
23 November 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Christmas Sitting Dates and Shutdown 2021/2022 - Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
23 November 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial Sitting to Mark the Commencement of the Legal Year 2022 - Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
23 November 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Commencement of the Law Term 2022
23 November 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Ceremonial sitting to mark the commencement of the Legal Year 2022
16 November 2021

Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell at the Bows Ceremony of Margaret Jones SC and Rebecca Christensen SC on 5 November 2021
8 November 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Staged Return to Magistrates Court Operations
29 October 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Staged Return to Supreme Court Operations
29 October 2021

Notice to Practitioners -  Resumption of Magistrates Court operations - indicative pathwayattachment
15 October 2021

Notice to Practitioners -  Resumption of Supreme Court operations - indicative pathwayattachment
13 October 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Updated - Criminal central listing dates 2022
6 October 2021

Notice to Practiioners - Updated - Civil central listing dates & civil mediation blocks 2022
6 October 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Magistrates Court Criminal Block Listing Periods for 2022
6 October 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Magistrates Court Civil Block Listing Periods and Civil Mediation Blocks for 2022
6 October 2021

Collaery v The Queen (No 2) [2021] ACTCA 28 - The Court of Appeal has unanimously allowed an appeal by Mr Collaery concerning the public disclosure of certain information that is likely to be given as evidence in his trial - Judgment summary
6 October 2021

Dispelling Disinformation: Law Libraries in the Post-Truth Era” - Opening Address delivered by Chief Justice Murrell at Australian Law Librarian's Association Conference, 23 September 2021
27 September 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Central Criminal List November / December 2021 - Call-Over 30 August 2021 - change of time
26 August 2021

Updated - Advice to Court Users - ACT Lockdown - Filing documents with the Magistrates Court
25 August 2021

Updated - Advice to Court Users -  ACT Lockdown - Filing documents with the ACT Supreme Court
25 August 2021

Joint Notice to Practitioners - Closure of Court Collection Boxes
24 August 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Central Criminal List November / December 2021 - Call-Over 30 August 2021
23 August 2021

Advice to Court Users - ACT Lockdown - Filing documents with the Magistrates Court
23 August 2021

Advice to Court Users -  ACT Lockdown - Special Measures in response to the COVID 19 Virus – Filing documents with the ACT Supreme Court
20 August 2021

Updated -  COVID-19 Virus Special Measures
19 August 2021

Updated - Order under section 50 Court Procedures Act 2004 regarding COVID-19
17 August 2021

Updated -  COVID-19 Virus Special Measures
16 August 2021

Notice  to Practitioners - Civil Mediation Blocks - Weeks commencing 23 August 2021 and 30 August 2021
16 August 2021

Notice  to Practitioners - Cancellation of Ceremonial Sitting 30 August 2021
16 August 2021

Magistrates Court Closure on 16 August 2021
16 August 2021

Practice Direction - Practice Direction COVID-19 Measures - Revised Arrangements (No 4)
Magistrates Court - 13 August 2021

Advice to Court Users - ACT Lockdown – Special Measures in response to the COVID 19 Virus
12 August 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Special Measures COVID 19: Probate matters
12 August 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Bundle of Common Authorities approved by the Court
8 June 2021

“A kiss is not a contract” - Opening Address delivered by Chief Justice Murrell via Zoom at School Law: Sexual Assault, Consent and Crime Conference, 26 May 2021
3 June 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Central Criminal List Sep/Oct 2021 – Call-Over 24 May 2021
20 May 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Case Conferences August 2021
20 May 2021

Supreme Court  of the ACT -  Chief Justice Murrell and Justice Burns to retire - media release
27 April 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Listing urgent matters in the Supreme Court
6 April 2021

Process to list duty judge matters and other urgent applications
6 April 2021

“Women’s Voices in Ancient and Modern Times” - Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell at the ANU Law Students’ Society Women in Law Breakfast, 22 March 2021
25 March 2021

The Judges of the Supreme Court of the ACT are seeking applications for Associate positions to commence in mid-2021, various dates in 2022, and early 2023 - Read more
18 February 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Criminal Case Conferences April - May 2021
17 February 2021

Notice to Practitioners – Central Criminal List May-July 2021, Call-Over 1 March 2021
17 February 2021

Speech delivered by Acting Justice Refshauge at the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List on the occasion of the graduation of Crystal Parker
12 February 2021

"Rule of Law in a Time of Pandemic" - Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell at the Ceremonial Sitting on the Occasion of the Opening of the Legal Year 2021
1 February 2021

Notice to Practitioners - Magistrates Court – Commencement of the Legal Year – 1 February 2021
22 January 2021

Coroner's Court Annual Report for financial year 2019-2020
6 January 2021

“A tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg” - Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell at the Ceremony for Admission of Lawyers, Friday, 16 October 2020
28 October 2020

Notice to Practitioners - Central Criminal List November-December - Call-Over 9 November 2020
21 October 2020

Notice to Practitioners - Commencement of the Law Term 2021
21 October 2020

Registrar's Directions List and Return of Subpoenas list
2 September 2020

"Change is coming, whether you like it or not " - Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell at the Ceremony for Admission of Lawyers
2 September 2020

Tribute to Acting Justice Linda Ashford - Speech Given at the Memorial for the Late Honourable Acting Justice Linda Ashford
2 September 2020

Reopening of practitioner court document collection boxes
16 July 2020

ACT Supreme Court 2021 Criminal, Civil and Appeal listing/blocks
9 July 2020

ACT Supreme Court Central Criminal List August-September- Call-Over
6 July 2020

Media Release - Acting Justice Ashord
22 June 2020

Special Arrangements in response to COVID-19
Supreme Court Practice Direction 1 of 2020, updated 28 May

Practice Direction - COVID-19 Measures - revised arrangements
Magistrates Court Practice Direction 20 May 2020

Jury Trials in the Supreme Court
Media Release 18 May 2020

Central Criminal List August-September - Call-Over 11 May 2020
Notice to Practitioners 7 May 2020

Priority Criminal Hearing Procedure (in custody)
Notice to Practitioners 5 May 2020

Media Release - Return of Acting Justice Walker to the ACT Magistrates Court
3 April 2020

Practice Direction No 3 OF 2012 Criminal Appeals From The Magistrates Court
20 March 2020

Media Release - COVID-19 
16 March 2020

For Jurors - COVID-19 Virus
16 March 2020

Operation of the ACT Supreme Court during COVID-19 outbreak
16 March 2020 - Media Release

The Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court of the ACT are seeking applications for Associate positions, to commence at various times from August or September 2020 and at various dates in 2021. Read more

Magistrates Court - Delayed commencement of Criminal Party Conferences - Adult Criminal Matters
Notice to Practitioners 21 February 2020

The Chief Justice and judges of the Supreme Court of the ACT are seeking applications for Associate positions, to commence at various times from August to September 2020. Read more

Central Criminal List April - June 2020 (PDF 75.6)
Notice to Practitioners 14 February 2020

Yanes v Trewin [2020] ACTMC 1
Uploaded 11 February 2020
CRIMINAL LAW - PARTICULAR OFFENCES - EVIDENCE Offences Against the Person, Assault, Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm, Consent, Consent to harm during sexual intercourse, Tendency evidence.

Speech Given by Acting Justice Walker at the Ceremonial Sitting on the Occasion of the Opening of the Legal Year 2020, the Opening of the Supreme Court Heritage Building, and the Commencement of the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List. (PDF128KB)Uploaded 10 February 2020

Speech Given by Chief Justice Murrell at the Ceremonial Sitting on the Occasion of the Opening of the Legal Year 2020, the Opening of the Supreme Court Heritage Building, and the Commencement of the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List, Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory (PDF 148KB)
Uploaded 6 February 2020

Supreme Court Daily List (PDF 81.3 KB)
Notice to Practitioners - 28 January 2020

Commencement of the Legal Year - 28 January 2020 (PDF 70.3KB)
Notice to Practitioners - 13 January 2020

ACT Courts and Tribunal end of year sitting dates and shutdown details

Civil central listing dates & civil mediation blocks 2020 (PDF 89.6)
Notice to Practitioners 11 July 2019

Criminal Central Listing Dates 2020 (PDF 108KB)
Notice to Practitioners 9 July 2019

Schedule of fees applicable to the Supreme Court, Civil Jurisdiction, effective 1 July 2019 (PDF 80KB)  (Word 123KB)
Uploaded 28 June 2019

Supreme Court Annual Review 2017-2018 (PDF 2.7MB)
Uploaded 25 June 2019

Court Procedures Amendment Rules 2019 (No. 1) (PDF 105KB) 
Notice to Practioners 25 June 2019

Admission Days 2020 has been added to the Court website

"Ancient Greece, Australia and Criminal Justice" - Speech delivered by Justice Loukas-Karlsson at the Hellenic Australian Lawyers ACT Charpter Theophilos Efkarpidis Oration, given on 16 November 2018 at Meyer Vandenberg Lawyers in Canberra (PDF 469KB) (Word 104KB)

Callover 13 May 2019 - Central Criminal Listing periods September-October 2019 (PDF 369KB)
Notice to Practitioners 9 May 2019

Bundle of Common Authorities approved by the Court (PDF 1.18MB)
Notice to Practitioners 8 May 2019

Commencement of all matters on Monday 6 May 2019 
Notice to Practitioners 1 May 2019

Ceremonial sitting on the passing of the late Chief Justice Jeffrey Miles AO, Canberra, 29 March 2019. Speeches by ACT Chief Justice Murrell; Mr Gordon Ramsey MLA, Attorney-General for the ACT; Mr Steven Whybrow, President of the ACT Bar Association; Mr Chris Donohoe, President of the ACT Law Society. (PDF 65KB) (Word 237KB)

“Vale Former Chief Justice Jeffrey Miles” – “Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell at a Memorial Sitting to Pay Tribute to the Late The Honourable Former Chief Justice Jeffrey Allan Miles AO”, Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory, 29 March 2019 (PDF 314KB)  (Word 58KB)

"Women in the Law" - Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell at the ANU Law Students' Society Women in the Law Breakfast, University House, ANU, 25 March 2019 (PDF 397KB)  (Word 77KB)

Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell at the Mauritius National Day Reception, Old Parliament House, 15 March 2019 (PDF 264KB)  (Word 51.5KB)

Special sitting - 29 March 2019 (PDF 246KB)
Notice to Practitioners 14 March 2019

"A Welcome to a Learned and Nobel Profession" - Speech delivered by Chief Justice Murrell at the Ceremony for Admission of Lawyers, 7 December 2018 (PDF 301KB)  (Word 52.5KB)