Practice notes index

Current practice notes and directions for Victorian courts, VCAT and the Federal Circuit and Family Court, with number, date and official link. Court Co-Pilot is not a law firm and does not give legal advice.

Magistrates' Court of Victoria

Lists directions the court shows as not archived. Directions it has revoked by name, and revocation notices, are left out.

PD 1 of 2026: Court practice and modes of appearance (26 May 2026)
PD 2 of 2025: Civil Jurisdiction Practice Direction (29 December 2025)
PD 1 of 2024: First remand hearings (16 January 2024)
PD 5 of 2023: Ground rules hearings under Part 8.2A of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (17 July 2023)
PD 4 of 2023: Ground rules hearings under s 389B(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 (17 July 2023)
PD 2 of 2023: Audio recordings (14 April 2023)
PD 12 of 2022: Application for support and engagement order (16 November 2022)
PD 11 of 2022: Listing of matters in the Magistrates' Court Koori Court (2 November 2022)
PD 9 of 2022: Family violence fast tracking (29 September 2022)
PD 7 of 2022: Confidential affidavits/confidential bundle exhibits in Civil Division matters (21 September 2022)
PD 4 of 2021: Silent Listings (23 September 2021)
PD 5 of 2019: Request by media to access court documents (20 December 2019)
PD 7 of 2018: Sexual Offences - Summary Contest Listings (21 July 2018)
Multi-Jurisdictional Court Guide for the Intermediary Pilot Program: Intermediaries and Ground Rules Hearings’ (28 June 2018)
PD 9 of 2017: Expansion of Diversion in the Koori Court at LaTrobe Valley (7 August 2017)
PD 8 of 2017: Expansion of Diversion in the Koori Court at Geelong (1 June 2017)
PD 15 of 2016: Criminal Justice Diversion Program expanded to Koori Court at Shepparton (20 October 2016)
PD 14 of 2016: Criminal Justice Diversion Program expanded to Koori Court at Broadmeadows (20 October 2016)
PD 10 of 2016: Criminal Justice Diversion Program expanded to Koori Court (2 August 2016)
PD 10 of 2015: Intervention orders - mention and directions hearings checklist (22 October 2015)
PD 3 of 2015: Contest mention hearings (9 April 2015)
PD 1 of 2015: Registration of building appeals boards determinations (29 January 2015)
PD 9 of 2014: Alcohol exclusion order (24 October 2014)
PD 7 of 2014: Witness summons to produce documents or things (17 September 2014)
PD 9 of 2013: Fortification Removal Act 2013 (28 October 2013)
PD 2 of 2007: Sexual Offences List – Melbourne Magistrates’ Court (29 July 2007)
PD 3 of 2007: Sexual Offences List – Country Magistrates’ Courts (29 June 2007)

County Court of Victoria

Dates are the updated dates shown by the court. Numbers are shown where the court states one.

Criminal Division Practice Note (27 July 2026)
PNCI 9-2021: eCase: electronic subpoenas (2 July 2026)
Use of Artificial Intelligence by Court Users Practice Note (9 June 2026)
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by Judicial Officers Guidelines (9 June 2026)
PNCLD-: Common Law Division Practice Note (9 February 2026)
Common Law Division Standard Orders Booklet (9 February 2026)
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Court (DATC) Practice Note (8 January 2026)
Criminal Division key contacts and filing timelines (2 January 2026)
PNCR2-2025: Serious Crime Prevention Orders Practice Note (5 September 2025)
Arbitration referral information sheet (4 August 2025)
Commercial Division Standard Orders Booklet (4 August 2025)
Judicial Resolution Conference (JRC) information sheet (4 August 2025)
Commercial Division garnishee summons information sheet (4 August 2025)
Commercial Division Case Management Conference information sheet (4 August 2025)
Commercial Division Division Lawyer (Registrar) Mediation information sheet (4 August 2025)
Commercial Division Omnibus Practice Note PNCO 1-2025 (4 August 2025)
Expert evidence in criminal trials (1 June 2025)
Criminal Division hearings by Zoom information guide (27 February 2025)
Criminal Division hearings by Webex information guide (27 February 2025)
Pronunciation of names and forms of address (15 March 2024)
Multi-jurisdictional court guide for the Intermediary Pilot Program: intermediaries and ground rules hearings (21 December 2023)
Changes to subpoena processes (11 August 2023)
Common Law Division response to coronavirus (COVID-19) (3 July 2023)
Common Law Division Judicial Settlement Conference (JSC) by Zoom information sheet (3 July 2023)
Commercial Division response to coronavirus (COVID-19) (6 February 2023)
COVID-19 response: in-person hearing protocol (6 February 2023)
Commercial Division hearings by Zoom information sheet (5 July 2022)
Management of cases previously entered in the Expedited Cases List after 1 March 2022 (16 February 2022)
Changes to file inspections and affidavits (3 February 2022)
County Koori Court eligibility (11 October 2021)
eCase electronic subpoenas: notice to addressees (13 September 2021)
Court Integrated Services Program (CISP) Pilot Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander support (28 May 2021)
Referral to the Court Integrated Services Program (CISP): guide for the profession and other referring parties (26 May 2021)
County Koori Court (13 May 2021)
Top tips and best practices for participating in virtual hearings (6 August 2020)
Common Law Division hearings by Zoom information sheet (31 March 2020)
Asking the standard Indigenous question (17 July 2019)
PNCR 1-2017: Expert reports on mental functioning of offenders (19 July 2017)
PNCI 1-2007: Freezing orders (5 December 2006)

Supreme Court of Victoria, including Court of Appeal

Dates are the last updated month shown by the court. Court of Appeal notes are SC CA.

SC GEN 1: Practice Notes and Notices to the Profession (January 2017)
SC GEN 2: Structure of the Trial Division (December 2025)
SC GEN 3: Authorities and Legislation (December 2025)
SC GEN 4: Custom, Protocol and Communications (September 2026)
SC GEN 5: Technology in Civil Litigation (June 2018)
SC GEN 6: Judicial Mediation Guidelines (November 2025)
SC GEN 7: Transcript in Civil Proceedings (June 2021)
SC GEN 8: Appeals from Associate Judges (July 2018)
SC GEN 9: Notifications under the Open Courts Act 2013 (December 2025)
SC GEN 10: Conduct of Group Proceedings (Class Actions) (October 2020)
SC GEN 13: Examinations De Bene Esse (December 2025)
SC GEN 14: Notification of Matters under the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (January 2017)
SC GEN 15: Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (December 2025)
SC GEN 16: Search Orders (January 2017)
SC GEN 17: Freezing Orders (January 2017)
SC GEN 18: Conditional Admission (January 2017)
SC GEN 20: Inspection of civil court files by non-parties (September 2021)
SC GEN 22: Associate Judges' Applications List (December 2025)
SC GEN 23: Recordings of court hearings (December 2024)
SC GEN 25: The use of Artifical Intelligence by Court users (May 2026)
Notice to the Profession - Group Proceedings List (October 2020)
Notice to the Profession - Changes to file inspections and affidavits for proceedings in the Common Law Division and Commercial Court (September 2021)
Notice to the Profession - Role of Junior Counsel (November 2021)
SC CC 1: Commercial Court (September 2025)
SC CC 2: TEC List Security for Payments (January 2017)
SC CC 3: Commercial Arbitration Business (March 2021)
SC CC 4: Admiralty (May 2021)
SC CC 6: Cross-Border Insolvency (May 2021)
SC CC 7: Imposition of fees (December 2017)
SC CC 8: Oppressive conduct of the affairs of a company (December 2025)
SC CC 9: Schemes of arrangement (October 2023)
SC CC 10: Regulatory and Civil Penalties List (April 2026)
Proceedings in the Commercial Court Taxation List (December 2017)
Mortgage Recovery List in the Commercial Court (September 2019)
Notice to the Profession Corporations List – Hybrid proceedings (December 2020)
Notice to the Profession - Establishment of Commercial and Retail Leases List (March 2022)
Notice to the Profession - Commercial Court Short/Expedited cases list (September 2025)
Notice to the Profession - Statutory Demands (September 2025)
Notice to the Profession - Commercial Court - schemes of arrangement (November 2025)
SC CL 3: Personal Injuries Litigation (July 2026)
SC CL 4: Major Torts List (October 2020)
SC CL 5: Professional Liability List (October 2018)
SC CL 6: Trusts, Equity and Probate List (December 2025)
SC CL 7: Testators Family Maintenance List (December 2025)
SC CL 8: Valuation Compensation and Planning List (September 2025)
SC CL 9: Judicial Review and Appeals List (July 2024)
SC CL 10: Practice Court (Common Law) (January 2017)
SC CL 11: Employment and Industrial List (July 2021)
SC CL 12: Confiscation and Proceeds of Crime List (June 2023)
SC CL 13: Property List (December 2018)
Fast Track Pilot - Motor Vehicle Accident Damages Proceedings (October 2018)
Notice to the Profession - Institutional Liability List (February 2020)
Notice to the Profession - Establishment of Commercial and Retail Leases List (March 2022)
SC GEN 11: Costs Court (December 2025)
Notice to the Profession - Update on advice of changes to Costs Court practice (March 2021)
Notice to the Profession - New Scale of Costs (December 2023)
Notice to the Profession - Costs Court (September 2024)
Notice to the Profession - Legal costs and GST (December 2025)
SC CA 1: Criminal Appeals (July 2023)
SC CA 2: Interlocutory appeals and reserved questions of law in criminal proceedings (March 2022)
SC CA 3: Civil Applications and Appeals (March 2026)
SC CA 4: Second and subsequent appeals (December 2019)
Notice to the Profession - Criminal appeals extension of time (March 2026)
SC CR 1: Case Management Procedure for Criminal Trials (December 2025)
SC CR 2: Bail applications and appeals (September 2024)
SC CR 3: Expert evidence in criminal trials (June 2025)
SC CR 4: Sentencing hearings (March 2024)
SC CR 5: Crimes Mental Impairment (January 2017)
SC CR 6: Applications in the Criminal Division (January 2017)
SC CR 7: Expert reports on mental functioning of offenders (July 2017)
SC CR 9: Joint Jurisdictional Practice Note for the Electronic Filing of Indictments (September 2019)
SC CR 10: Children in Custody Attending Court (June 2020)
SC CR 11: Applications for sentence indications (March 2022)
SC CR 12: Fast-track process for homicide matters (May 2025)
Notice to the Profession - Electronic filing in the Criminal Division (January 2019)

Coroners Court of Victoria

Dates are the month shown by the court. COVID-19 directions are left out as time limited.

Practice Direction 1 of 2014: Access to documents provided to senior next of kin (April 2014)
Practice Direction 1 of 2025: Redactions Pursuant to Public Interest Immunity, Suppression, Pseudonym (and like) Applications (June 2025)
Practice Direction 2 of 2014: Access to documents to parties other than senior next of kin (April 2014)
Practice Direction 3 of 2014: Communications with the court (April 2014)
Practice Direction 3 of 2021: Police Contact Deaths (May 2021)
Practice Direction 5 of 2014: Listings (April 2014)
Practice Direction 5 of 2020: Directions Hearings in Mandatory Inquests (September 2020)
Practice Direction 6 of 2011: Directions Hearing (September 2011)
Practice Direction 6 of 2014: Medical records (April 2014)
Practice Direction 6 of 2020: Aboriginal Passings in Custody, updated May 2024 (September 2020)
Practice Direction 7 of 2014: Coronial Briefs (June 2014)
Practice Note 1 of 2024: Pronunciation of Names and Forms of Address in Coronial Proceedings (July 2024)

Children's Court of Victoria

Selected from the court's yearly lists. Left out: directions the court marks revoked, COVID-19 and lockdown directions, and directions from before 2016. The court's index has the full history. Older dates show the year of the number only.

Practice Direction 3 of 2026: Criminal Division proceedings (Effective 30 September 2026)
Practice Direction 1 of 2025: Family Division: child protection and Terrorism (Community Protection) Act proceedings (Effective 1 January 2025)
Practice Direction 3 of 2022: Intervention order applications (Effective 21 March 2022)
Practice Direction 2 of 2022: Family Division: child protection and Terrorism (Community Protection) Act proceedings (see No. 1 of 2025) (Effective 5 September 2022)
Practice Direction 1 of 2019: Criminal Division: Sunshine custody listings (2019)
Practice Direction 8 of 2018: Criminal Division: Moorabbin custody listings (2018)
Practice Direction 7 of 2018: Fast Track Remand Court (2018)
Practice Direction 5 of 2016: Protection applications in regional venues where a child is placed in emergency care (2016)
Practice Direction 4 of 2016: Koori Family Hearing Day, Broadmeadows (Marram-Ngala Ganbu) (2016)
Practice Direction 2 of 2016: Melbourne Children's Court: children in custody attending court (2016)

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)

Dates are the effective dates stated in each practice note.

PNVCAT1: Common procedures (Effective 27 June 2026)
PNVCAT2: Expert evidence (Effective 1 February 2026)
PNVCAT3: Fair hearing obligation (Effective 27 June 2026)
PNVCAT4: Appropriate dispute resolution (ADR) (Effective 27 June 2026)
PNVCAT5: Directions hearings and urgent hearings (Effective 27 June 2026)
PNVCAT6: Hearing fees (Effective 27 June 2026)
PNVCAT8: Applications for reconstitution of the tribunal under section 108 (Effective 27 June 2026)
PNVCAT9: Interpreters in tribunal proceedings (Effective 27 June 2026)
PNVCAT10: Pronunciation of names and use of preferred form of address (Effective 1 February 2026)
PNVCAT11: Use of generative artificial intelligence (Effective 22 December 2025)
PNPE2: Information from decision-makers and authorities (Effective 27 June 2026)
PNPE5: Valuation and compensation matters (Effective 1 February 2026)
PNPE9: Amendment of planning permit applications and plans (Effective 1 February 2026)
PNPE10: Enforcement orders and interim enforcement orders under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic) (Effective 1 February 2026)
PNG1: Supported Decision-Making Practice Area - General procedures (Effective 1 February 2026)
PNCCL1: Consumer and Business Disputes Practice Area - General procedures (Effective 27 June 2026)
PNOC1: Owners Corporations Act 2006 (fee recovery disputes) - General procedures (Effective 1 February 2026)
PNBP1: Built Environment Practice Area (building disputes) - General procedures (Effective 1 February 2026)
PNBP2: Property Practice Area (commercial and retail tenancy disputes) - General procedures (Effective 27 June 2026)

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia

These rows come from search results for the court's website. Links were checked in a browser on 2 November 2026. It is a partial list, and dates are shown only where the search result stated one. Use the court's index for the full list.

Official practice note lists

Magistrates' Court of Victoria: Official list of practice notes or directions.
County Court of Victoria: Official list of practice notes or directions.
Supreme Court of Victoria, including Court of Appeal: Official list of practice notes or directions.
Coroners Court of Victoria: Official list of practice notes or directions.
Children's Court of Victoria: Official list of practice notes or directions.
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT): Official list of practice notes or directions.
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia: Official list of practice notes or directions.

Sources, checked 2026-11-01.